CVE-2024-7571

SYSTEM code execution via symlink-following service

Published Nov 12, 2024 · Updated Nov 19, 2024

Privilege escalation in Ivanti Secure Access Client before 22.7R4 allows local users to execute arbitrary code as SYSTEM through a symbolic link. The Pulse Secure Service follows an attacker-created symbolic link and uses its SYSTEM context to create a file at the link target. Low-privileged code execution on a Windows endpoint is required; successful exploitation grants arbitrary code execution as SYSTEM.

CVSS severity7.8
High
EPSS probability0.26%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Privilege escalation in Ivanti Secure Access Client before 22.7R4 allows local users to execute arbitrary code as SYSTEM through a symbolic link. The Pulse Secure Service follows an attacker-created symbolic link and uses its SYSTEM context to create a file at the link target. Low-privileged code execution on a Windows endpoint is required; successful exploitation grants arbitrary code execution as SYSTEM.

The record

CVE
CVE-2024-7571
Published
Nov 12, 2024
Updated
Nov 19, 2024
Vendor
Ivanti
Product
Ivanti Secure Access Client
Classifications
CWE-267, CAPEC-233, T1068
Attack vector
local
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Nov 12, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Nov 19, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=22.7r4

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

Ivanti · Ivanti Secure Access Clientversion=22.7r4

Published CVSS scores

7.8IvantiCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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Sep 9, 2026Sep 15, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 15, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectorlocal
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-267Privilege Defined With Unsafe Actions
CAPEC-233Privilege Escalation
T1068Exploitation for Privilege Escalation

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