CVE-2026-7432

SYSTEM privilege escalation via undisclosed race condition

Published May 12, 2026 · Updated May 12, 2026

Race condition in Ivanti Secure Access Client before 22.8R6 allows local users to escalate privileges to Windows SYSTEM. Ivanti has not published the affected component, competing operations, or shared resource whose synchronization fails. A standard local account is required, and successful exploitation grants complete control of the Windows host.

CVSS severity7.8
High
EPSS probability0.28%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Race condition in Ivanti Secure Access Client before 22.8R6 allows local users to escalate privileges to Windows SYSTEM. Ivanti has not published the affected component, competing operations, or shared resource whose synchronization fails. A standard local account is required, and successful exploitation grants complete control of the Windows host.

The record

CVE
CVE-2026-7432
Published
May 12, 2026
Updated
May 12, 2026
Vendor
Ivanti
Product
Ivanti Secure Access Client
Classifications
CWE-362, CAPEC-26, T1068
Attack vector
local
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. May 12, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. May 12, 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
7.0NIST NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/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-362Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization ('Race Condition')
CAPEC-26Leveraging Race Conditions
T1068Exploitation for Privilege Escalation

Public exploit references

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Technologies

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