Privilege Escalation Vulnerability in Ivanti Endpoint Manager
CVE-2023-38041

7HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor
Ivanti
Status
Secure Access Client
Vendor
CVE Published:
25 October 2023

Badges

👾 Exploit Exists🟡 Public PoC

Summary

A logged-in user can exploit a Time-of-Check to Time-of-Use (TOCTOU) race condition in Ivanti Endpoint Manager, allowing them to elevate their privileges illegitimately. This vulnerability permits an attacker to initiate a process flow that, if timed correctly, circumvents built-in security measures, resulting in unauthorized access to system resources.

Affected Version(s)

Secure Access Client 22.6R1

Exploit Proof of Concept (PoC)

PoC code is written by security researchers to demonstrate the vulnerability can be exploited. PoC code is also a key component for weaponization which could lead to ransomware.

CVE-2023-38041-POC
Created by ewilded

References

https://forums.ivanti.com/s/article/CVE-2023-38041-New-cl...

CVSS V3.1

Score:
7
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
High
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Local
Attack Complexity:
High
Privileges Required:
Low
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

CVSS V3.0

Score:
7.8
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
High
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Local
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
Low
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • 🟡

    Public PoC available

  • 👾

    Exploit known to exist

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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