Vulnerability · Published Mar 29, 2023 · Assigned by zdi
CVE-2022-36978
Critical 9.8
In plain English
A critical-severity unsafe deserialization in Avalanche from Ivanti. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 7.3% (higher than 94% of all known vulnerabilities).
Official description
This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of Ivanti Avalanche 6.3.2.3490. Although authentication is required to exploit this vulnerability, the existing authentication mechanism can be bypassed. The specific flaw exists within the Notification Server service. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of user-supplied data, which can result in deserialization of untrusted data. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the service account. Was ZDI-CAN-15448.
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-502 · Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H