Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
This issue lets a logged-in Ivanti Policy Secure administrator read arbitrary files through a crafted web request. The business risk is sensitive data exposure from vulnerable appliances, but the attacker already needs administrator privileges, which limits practical reach.
Executive priority
Treat this as a moderate-priority confidentiality issue. Patch during the next security maintenance window, sooner if administrator access is exposed, shared, or weakly controlled.
Technical view
CVE-2023-39339 is a CWE-22 path traversal-style arbitrary file read in Ivanti Policy Secure versions below 22.6R1. The CVSS 3.0 score is 4.9, driven by network reachability, low complexity, high privileges required, and high confidentiality impact only.
Likely exposure
Exposure is likely limited to organizations running Ivanti Policy Secure below 22.6R1. Risk increases where administrator accounts are broadly held, weakly protected, or reachable through normal web administration paths.
Exploitation context
The provided sources do not report active exploitation, and the CVE is not listed as KEV in the bundle. Exploitation requires authenticated administrator access, so this is mainly a post-compromise or malicious-admin confidentiality risk.
Researcher notes
The source bundle identifies arbitrary file read by authenticated administrators and CWE-22, but does not include exploit details, indicators, or named files. Affected-version wording should be verified against Ivanti’s advisory because the bundle also marks 22.6R1 as unaffected context.
Mitigation direction
- Upgrade Ivanti Policy Secure to 22.6R1 or later if vendor guidance confirms applicability.
- Review Ivanti’s security patch release advisory for any additional required steps.
- Restrict administrative access to trusted networks and approved administrators only.
- Enforce MFA and least privilege for Policy Secure administrator accounts.
- Monitor administrator activity for unusual file-access or configuration behavior.
Validation and detection
- Inventory all Ivanti Policy Secure appliances and record exact software versions.
- Confirm whether any instance runs a version below 22.6R1.
- Review administrator account lists for excessive or stale privileges.
- Check administrative access logs for unusual authenticated requests.
- Track Ivanti advisory updates for corrected affected-version details or mitigations.
Public sources used
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CWE-22: File access and web shell behavior lookup
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Open ATT&CK lookup- Severity
- Medium
- CVSS
- 4.9 (3.0)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
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CVSS vector scores
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CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N1.23.6Primary CVE scoreVulnerability scoring details
Base CVSS 3.0 score
4.9MediumVector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Source materials
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CWE details
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Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') represents a recurring weakness pattern that can create exploitable paths when design, validation, or implementation controls are missing.