CVE-2025-5450Network attack vector

Restricted certificate-setting changes via client-side authorization

Published Jul 8, 2025 · Updated Jul 8, 2025

Improper access control in Ivanti Connect Secure and Policy Secure allows remote authenticated users to alter restricted certificate settings. The certificate management interface relies on client-side permission enforcement and accepts protected configuration changes without equivalent server-side authorization. A read-only administrator account is required, and published details do not identify which certificate settings can be changed.

CVSS severity6.3
Medium
EPSS probability0.26%
Next 30 days · Sep 17, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Improper access control in Ivanti Connect Secure and Policy Secure allows remote authenticated users to alter restricted certificate settings. The certificate management interface relies on client-side permission enforcement and accepts protected configuration changes without equivalent server-side authorization. A read-only administrator account is required, and published details do not identify which certificate settings can be changed.

The record

CVE
CVE-2025-5450
Published
Jul 8, 2025
Updated
Jul 8, 2025
Vendor
Ivanti
Product
Connect Secure
Classifications
CWE-602
Attack vector
network
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Jul 8, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Jul 8, 2025Record 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 vectornetwork
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

Ivanti · Connect SecureAffected versions are unavailable in this record.
Ivanti · Policy SecureAffected versions are unavailable in this record.

Published CVSS scores

6.3IvantiCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
2.7NIST NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

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Attacks

What attackers are doing with it

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Sep 11, 2026Sep 17, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 17, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-602Client-Side Enforcement of Server-Side Security

Public exploit references

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Technologies

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