CVE-2024-21888 is a privilege-escalation vulnerability in the web components of Ivanti Connect Secure and Ivanti Policy Secure, affecting vulnerable releases in the 9.x and 22.x product families. An authenticated, low-privileged user can elevate their privileges to administrator. The specific vulnerable function and underlying implementation defect are not established.
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A privilege-escalation vulnerability in Ivanti Connect Secure mentioned only as a companion issue in the advisory; the content does not analyze it further.
A network-accessible privilege escalation vulnerability in the web components of Ivanti Connect Secure and Ivanti Policy Secure allows a user with low privileges to gain administrator privileges without user interaction. It is rated HIGH with a CVSS 3.0 score of 8.8 and high impacts to confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The record lists affected versions as Connect Secure 9.1R18 and 22.6R2, and Policy Secure 9.1R18 and 22.6R1.
A privilege escalation vulnerability in Ivanti products listed among the actively discussed Ivanti gateway flaws.
An Ivanti Connect Secure vulnerability listed among Magnet Goblin’s exploitation campaigns. The article does not provide its technical mechanism or individually connect it to a particular malware payload.
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Cross-references every affected SKU, including bundled OEM variants.
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