CVE-2024-8963: Ivanti Cloud Services Appliance (CSA) Path Traversal Vulnerability

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2024-8963 is a critical (CVSS 9.4) Path Traversal vulnerability in Ivanti Cloud Services Appliance (CSA). It is known to be exploited: CISA and ENISA list it, first on 19-09-2024. EPSS estimates a 98.61% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 99.9% of scored vulnerabilities.

Timeline

1. 19-09-2024
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 19-09-2024
   Added to CISA KEVIvanti Cloud Services Appliance (CSA) Path Traversal Vulnerability
3. 10-10-2024
   CISA remediation dueApply mitigations per vendor instructions.
4. 17-01-2025
   Added to ENISA KEVAdded to the ENISA known exploited vulnerabilities catalog.
5. 21-10-2025
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Path Traversal in the Ivanti CSA before 4.6 Patch 519 allows a remote unauthenticated attacker to access restricted functionality.

• CWE-22Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')The product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the product does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory.