CVE-2024-27977Network attack vector

File deletion via unvalidated service paths

Published Apr 19, 2024 · Updated Aug 2, 2024

Path traversal in Ivanti Avalanche before 6.4.3 allows remote authenticated users to delete arbitrary files through the web component. WLAvalancheService on TCP port 1777 uses a user-supplied path in file operations without properly validating that the path remains restricted. A valid account is required, and successful exploitation deletes files with SYSTEM privileges, which can interrupt Avalanche services.

CVSS severity7.1
High
EPSS probability1.81%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Path traversal in Ivanti Avalanche before 6.4.3 allows remote authenticated users to delete arbitrary files through the web component. WLAvalancheService on TCP port 1777 uses a user-supplied path in file operations without properly validating that the path remains restricted. A valid account is required, and successful exploitation deletes files with SYSTEM privileges, which can interrupt Avalanche services.

The record

CVE
CVE-2024-27977
Published
Apr 19, 2024
Updated
Aug 2, 2024
Vendor
Ivanti
Product
Avalanche
Classifications
CWE-22, T1485
Attack vector
network
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Apr 19, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Aug 2, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=0 <6.4.3
  2. Affected versionversion=6.4.3 <6.4.3

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

Ivanti · Avalancheversion=0 <6.4.3; version=6.4.3 <6.4.3

Published CVSS scores

7.1HackerOneCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H

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Attacks

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-22Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
T1485Data Destruction

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