CVE-2024-21894: ivanti connect_secure Out-of-bounds Write
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2024-21894 is a critical (CVSS 9.8) Out-of-bounds Write vulnerability in ivanti connect_secure. EPSS estimates a 18.99% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 97.2% of scored vulnerabilities.
Timeline
- 04-04-2024PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 03-10-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
A heap overflow vulnerability in IPSec component of Ivanti Connect Secure (9.x, 22.x) and Ivanti Policy Secure allows an unauthenticated malicious user to send specially crafted requests in-order-to crash the service thereby causing a DoS attack. In certain conditions this may lead to execution of arbitrary code
CVSS metrics
3 scores · 2 sources · 2 versions- NVDNIST8.2HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H
EPSS trend
Probability
18.99%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
97%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
No change 0.00 pp
From 18.99% on 22-09-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in the CISA KEV catalog.
Not in the ENISA CNW catalog.
Not in the CIRCL catalog.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root cause- CWE-787Out-of-bounds WriteThe product writes data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer.
- CWE-703Improper Check or Handling of Exceptional ConditionsThe product does not properly anticipate or handle exceptional conditions that rarely occur during normal operation of the product.
Affected systems
Ivanti2 products
- connect_secure≥ 22.1R6.2, < 22.1R6.2 | ≥ 22.2R4.2, < 22.2R4.2 | ≥ 22.3R1.2, < 22.3R1.2 | ≥ 22.4R1.2, < 22.4R1.2 | ≥ 22.4R2.4, < 22.4R2.4 | ≥ 22.5R1.3, < 22.5R1.3 | ≥ 22.5R2.4, < 22.5R2.4 | ≥ 22.6R2.3, < 22.6R2.3 | ≥ 9.1R14.6, < 9.1R14.6 | ≥ 9.1R15.4, < 9.1R15.4 | ≥ 9.1R16.4, < 9.1R16.4 | ≥ 9.1R17.4, < 9.1R17.4 | ≥ 9.1R18.5, < 9.1R18.5 | 9.1:r1 | 9.1:r1.0 | 9.1:r11 | 9.1:r11.5 | 9.1:r12 | 9.1:r13 | 9.1:r14 | 9.1:r15 | 9.1:r16 | 9.1:r17 | 9.1:r18 | 9.1:r2 | 9.1:r3 | 9.1:r4 | 9.1:r4.1 | 9.1:r4.2 | 9.1:r4.3 | 9.1:r5 | 9.1:r6 | 9.1:r7 | 9.1:r8 | 9.1:r9 | 22.1 | 22.2 | 22.3 | 22.4 | 22.5 | 22.6
- policy_secure≥ 22.4R1.2, < 22.4R1.2 | ≥ 22.6R1.2, < 22.6R1.2 | ≥ 9.1R16.4, < 9.1R16.4 | ≥ 9.1R17.4, < 9.1R17.4 | ≥ 9.1R18.5, < 9.1R18.5 | 9.0 | 9.0:r1 | 9.0:r2 | 9.0:r2.1 | 9.0:r3 | 9.0:r3.1 | 9.0:r4 | 9.1 | 9.1:r1 | 9.1:r10 | 9.1:r11 | 9.1:r12 | 9.1:r13 | 9.1:r14 | 9.1:r15 | 9.1:r16 | 9.1:r17 | 9.1:r18 | 9.1:r2 | 9.1:r3 | 9.1:r4 | 9.1:r5 | 9.1:r6 | 9.1:r7 | 9.1:r8 | 9.1:r9 | 22.1 | 22.2 | 22.3 | 22.4 | 22.5 | 22.6
1 vendor · 2 products
References
1 links- forums.ivanti.com/s/…Vendor Advisory