Vulnerability · Published Oct 25, 2023 · Assigned by hackerone
CVE-2023-38041
High 7.8
In plain English
A high-severity security flaw in Secure Access Client from Ivanti. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.7% (higher than 55% of all known vulnerabilities). Ready-made attack tooling exists: public proof-of-concept code.
Severity (CVSS 3.0)7.8High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.7%top 45.4% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack tooling1Public PoC
Official description
A logged in user may elevate its permissions by abusing a Time-of-Check to Time-of-Use (TOCTOU) race condition. When a particular process flow is initiated, an attacker can exploit this condition to gain unauthorized elevated privileges on the affected system.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Ivanti | Secure Access Client | 22.6R1 – before 22.6R1 |
Weakness: CWE-367 · Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H