CVE-2025-22454

Local privilege escalation

Published Mar 11, 2025 · Updated Feb 26, 2026

Incorrect permissions in Ivanti Secure Access Client before 22.7R4 allow local users to escalate privileges on Windows endpoints. Ivanti identifies insufficiently restrictive permissions but has not disclosed the affected resource or the incorrect access-control operation. Exploitation requires authenticated local access and grants higher privileges, with no further public boundary on the resulting access.

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

What happened

Incorrect permissions in Ivanti Secure Access Client before 22.7R4 allow local users to escalate privileges on Windows endpoints. Ivanti identifies insufficiently restrictive permissions but has not disclosed the affected resource or the incorrect access-control operation. Exploitation requires authenticated local access and grants higher privileges, with no further public boundary on the resulting access.

The record

CVE
CVE-2025-22454
Published
Mar 11, 2025
Updated
Feb 26, 2026
Vendor
Ivanti
Product
Ivanti Secure Access Client
Classifications
CWE-732, CAPEC-233, T1068
Attack vector
local
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Mar 11, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Feb 26, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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Is a vulnerable build present?

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What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

Ivanti · Ivanti Secure Access ClientAffected versions are unavailable in this record.

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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Attacks

What attackers are doing with it

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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)
Vectorlocal
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-732Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource
CAPEC-233Privilege Escalation
T1068Exploitation for Privilege Escalation

Public exploit references

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