Buf overflow Ivanti Connect Secure <22.7, Policy Secure <22.7 ZTA Gateways <22.8
CVE-2025-22457 Published on April 3, 2025

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 allows a remote unauthenticated attacker to achieve remote code execution.

NVD

Known Exploited Vulnerability

This Ivanti Connect Secure, Policy Secure and ZTA Gateways Stack-Based Buffer Overflow Vulnerability is part of CISA's list of Known Exploited Vulnerabilities. Ivanti Connect Secure, Policy Secure and ZTA Gateways contains a stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability that allows a remote unauthenticated attacker to achieve remote code execution. .

The following remediation steps are recommended / required by April 11, 2025: Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

Vulnerability Analysis

CVE-2025-22457 can be exploited with network access, and does not require authorization privileges or user interaction. This vulnerability is consided to have a high level of attack complexity. This vulnerability is known to be actively exploited by threat actors. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to be critical as this vulnerability has a high impact to the confidentiality, integrity and availability of this component.

Attack Vector:
NETWORK
Attack Complexity:
HIGH
Privileges Required:
NONE
User Interaction:
NONE
Scope:
CHANGED
Confidentiality Impact:
HIGH
Integrity Impact:
HIGH
Availability Impact:
HIGH

Weakness Type

What is a Stack Overflow Vulnerability?

A stack-based buffer overflow condition is a condition where the buffer being overwritten is allocated on the stack (i.e., is a local variable or, rarely, a parameter to a function).

CVE-2025-22457 has been classified to as a Stack Overflow vulnerability or weakness.


Products Associated with CVE-2025-22457

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Ivanti Neurons For Zero Trust Access
 
Ivanti Connect Secure
 
Ivanti Policy Secure
 

Affected Versions

Ivanti Connect Secure: Ivanti Policy Secure: Ivanti Neurons for ZTA gateways:

Exploit Probability

EPSS
55.52%
Percentile
98.02%

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System) scores estimate the probability that a vulnerability will be exploited in the wild within the next 30 days. The percentile shows you how this score compares to all other vulnerabilities.