Ivanti Connect Secure and Policy Secure Command Injection Vulnerability (CVE-2024-21887)
Severity: critical · Patch status: unknown · Since 2024-01-10 · CVE-2024-21887
Ivanti Connect Secure (ICS, formerly known as Pulse Connect Secure) and Ivanti Policy Secure contain a command injection vulnerability in the web components of these products, which can allow an authenticated administrator to send crafted requests to execute code on affected appliances. This vulnerability can be leveraged in conjunction with CVE-2023-46805, an authenticated bypass issue. CISA added CVE-2024-21887 to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on Jan 10, 2024, which means attackers are exploiting it in the wild. CISA reports known use in ransomware campaigns.
What to do
- Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
- US federal agencies must remediate by Jan 22, 2024 (BOD 22-01); treat that as the outer limit.
Sources
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