Actively exploited in the wild
Ivanti Connect Secure Missing Authentication for Critical Function Vulnerability
Ivanti - Connect Secure · Listed in the CISA KEV since 2026-10-30. This indicates confirmed attacks in production environments.
Required action: Apply mitigations in accordance with vendor instructions, ensuring compliance with CISA’s BOD 26-04 Prioritizing Security Updates Based on Risk (see URL in Notes) guidance and CISA’s “Forensics Triage Requirements” (see URL in Notes). Follow applicable BOD 26-04 guidance for cloud services or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable. Stakeholders are responsible for evaluating each asset's internet exposure and ensuring adherence to BOD 26-04 patching guidelines.
CVE-2026-111357
HighCVSS 7.0KEVExploitation Probability (EPSS)
Low risk45th percentile - higher than 45% of all known CVEs
Summary
Ivanti Connect Secure 22.8R2.4 mishandles the manner in which the dsinvoked broker trusts DSCache configuration data, leading to privilege escalation to root, as exploited in the wild in October 2026.
Risk Assessment
An attacker can gain root privileges on the device, allowing full system control and posing a serious threat to network security.
Recommendation
Update Ivanti Connect Secure beyond 22.8R2.4 or apply the vendor's mitigation guidance.
Other vulnerabilities in Ivanti Connect Secure
See all- CVE-2025-22457CriticalActively exploited
A stack-based buffer overflow in Ivanti Connect Secure before version 22.7R2.6, Ivanti Policy Secure before version 22.7R1.4, and Ivanti ZTA Gateways before version 22.8R2.2. It allows a remote unauthenticated attacker to achieve remote code execution.
- CVE-2025-0282CriticalActively exploited
A stack-based buffer overflow in Ivanti Connect Secure before version 22.7R2.5, Ivanti Policy Secure before version 22.7R1.2, and Ivanti Neurons for ZTA gateways before version 22.7R2.3. It allows a remote unauthenticated attacker to achieve remote code execution.
- CVE-2024-21893HighActively exploited
A server-side request forgery vulnerability in the SAML component of Ivanti Connect Secure, Ivanti Policy Secure, and Ivanti Neurons for ZTA. It allows an attacker to access certain restricted resources without authentication.
- CVE-2024-21887CriticalActively exploited
A command injection vulnerability in web components of Ivanti Connect Secure and Ivanti Policy Secure. It allows an authenticated administrator to send specially crafted requests and execute arbitrary commands on the appliance.
- CVE-2023-46805HighActively exploited
An authentication bypass vulnerability in the web component of Ivanti ICS 9.x, 22.x and Ivanti Policy Secure. It allows a remote attacker to access restricted resources by bypassing control checks.
- CVE-2025-8712Medium
Missing authorization in Ivanti products (Connect Secure, Policy Secure, ZTA Gateway, Neurons for Secure Access) allows a remote authenticated attacker with read-only admin privileges to configure restricted settings.
- CVE-2025-55148High
Missing authorization in Ivanti Connect Secure before 22.7R2.9 or 22.8R2, Ivanti Policy Secure before 22.7R1.6, Ivanti ZTA Gateway before 2.8R2.3-723 and Ivanti Neurons for Secure Access before 22.8R1.4 (fix deployed on 02-Aug-2025) allows a remote authenticated attacker with read-only admin privileges to configure restricted settings.
- CVE-2025-55146Medium
An unchecked return value vulnerability exists in Ivanti Connect Secure, Policy Secure, ZTA Gateway, and Neurons for Secure Access. A remote authenticated attacker with admin privileges can trigger a denial of service.
- CVE-2025-55145High
Missing authorization in Ivanti Connect Secure before 22.7R2.9 or 22.8R2, Ivanti Policy Secure before 22.7R1.6, Ivanti ZTA Gateway before 2.8R2.3-723, and Ivanti Neurons for Secure Access before 22.8R1.4 (fix deployed on 02-Aug-2025) allows a remote authenticated attacker to hijack existing HTML5 connections.
- CVE-2025-55142High
Missing authorization in Ivanti Connect Secure before 22.7R2.9 or 22.8R2, Ivanti Policy Secure before 22.7R1.6, Ivanti ZTA Gateway before 2.8R2.3-723, and Ivanti Neurons for Secure Access before 22.8R1.4 (fix deployed 02-Aug-2025) allows a remote authenticated attacker with read-only admin privileges to configure authentication-related settings.
Original NVD description (English source)
Ivanti Connect Secure 22.8R2.4 mishandles the manner in which the dsinvoked broker trusts DSCache configuration data, leading to privilege escalation to root, as exploited in the wild in October 2026.
Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS