9.1

CVE-2024-38657: ivanti connect_secure External Control of File Name or Path

CVSS: 9.1v3.0CriticalAnalyzed
Published 21-02-2025Last modified 21-02-2025
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2024-38657 is a critical (CVSS 9.1) External Control of File Name or Path vulnerability in ivanti connect_secure. EPSS estimates a 1.62% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 75.8% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
70/100
0100
High · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
9.1/10
010
Critical · v3.0 (CVE.org)
EPSS score
1.62%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 21-02-2025
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 21-02-2025
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

External control of a file name in Ivanti Connect Secure before version 22.7R2.4 and Ivanti Policy Secure before version 22.7R1.3 allows a remote authenticated attacker with admin privileges to write arbitrary files.

CVSS metrics

3 scores · 2 sources · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

1.62%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

76%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 1.62% on 21-09-2026

21-09-202621-10-2026
EPSS score
1.62%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Ivanti2 products
  • connect_secure≥ 22.7R2.4, < 22.7R2.4 | < 22.7 | 22.7 | 22.7:r1 | 22.7:r1.1 | 22.7:r1.2 | 22.7:r1.3 | 22.7:r1.4 | 22.7:r1.5 | 22.7:r2 | 22.7:r2.1 | 22.7:r2.2 | 22.7:r2.3
  • policy_secure≥ 22.7R1.3, < 22.7R1.3 | < 22.7 | 22.7 | 22.7:r1 | 22.7:r1.1 | 22.7:r1.2

1 vendor · 2 products

References

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