Improper ATC in Ivanti Connect Secure (<22.7R2.8) & Policy Secure (<22.7R1.5)
CVE-2025-5450 Published on July 8, 2025
Improper access control in the certificate management component of Ivanti Connect Secure before version 22.7R2.8 and Ivanti Policy Secure before version 22.7R1.5 allows a remote authenticated admin with read-only rights to modify settings that should be restricted.
Vulnerability Analysis
CVE-2025-5450 is exploitable with network access, and requires small amount of user privileges. This vulnerability is considered to have a low attack complexity. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to be low. considered to have a small impact on confidentiality and integrity and availability.
Weakness Type
Client-Side Enforcement of Server-Side Security
The software is composed of a server that relies on the client to implement a mechanism that is intended to protect the server. When the server relies on protection mechanisms placed on the client side, an attacker can modify the client-side behavior to bypass the protection mechanisms resulting in potentially unexpected interactions between the client and server. The consequences will vary, depending on what the mechanisms are trying to protect.
Products Associated with CVE-2025-5450
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Affected Versions
Ivanti Connect Secure:- Version 22.7R2.8 is unaffected.
- Version 22.7R1.5 is unaffected.
Exploit Probability
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