5.5

CVE-2025-5468: ivanti connect_secure UNIX Symbolic Link (Symlink) Following

CVSS: 5.5v3.1MediumAnalyzed
Published 12-08-2025Last modified 12-08-2025
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2025-5468 is a medium (CVSS 5.5) UNIX Symbolic Link (Symlink) Following vulnerability in ivanti connect_secure. EPSS estimates a 0.36% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 28.3% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
22/100
0100
Low · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
5.5/10
010
Medium · v3.1 (CVE.org)
EPSS score
0.36%
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. 12-08-2025
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 12-08-2025
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Improper handling of symbolic links in Ivanti Connect Secure before version 22.7R2.8 or 22.8R2, Ivanti Policy Secure before 22.7R1.5, Ivanti ZTA Gateway before 22.8R2.3-723 and Ivanti Neurons for Secure Access before 22.8R1.4 (Fix deployed on 02-Aug-2025) allows a local authenticated attacker to read arbitrary files on disk.

CVSS metrics

2 scores · 2 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.36%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

28%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 0.36% on 20-09-2026

20-09-202620-10-2026
EPSS score
0.36%

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

Ivanti4 products
  • connect_secure< 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 | 22.7:r2.4 | 22.7:r2.5 | 22.7:r2.6 | 22.7:r2.7
  • neurons_for_secure_access< 22.8 | 22.8:r1 | 22.8:r1.1 | 22.8:r1.2 | 22.8:r1.3
  • policy_secure< 22.7 | 22.7 | 22.7:r1 | 22.7:r1.1 | 22.7:r1.2 | 22.7:r1.3 | 22.7:r1.4
  • zero_trust_access_gateway22.8:r2.2

1 vendor · 4 products

References

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