CVE-2024-21888 (GCVE-0-2024-21888)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2024-01-31 17:51 – Updated: 2025-12-16 18:13
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Summary
A privilege escalation vulnerability in web component of Ivanti Connect Secure (9.x, 22.x) and Ivanti Policy Secure (9.x, 22.x) allows a user to elevate privileges to that of an administrator.
Severity ?
8.8 (High)
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE
  • CWE-269 - Improper Privilege Management
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References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Ivanti ICS Affected: 9.1R18 , ≤ 9.1R18 (semver)
Affected: 22.6R2 , ≤ 22.6R2 (semver)
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    Ivanti IPS Affected: 9.1R18 , ≤ 9.1R18 (semver)
Affected: 22.6R1 , ≤ 22.6R1 (semver)
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