Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
CVE-2025-0282 lets an unauthenticated remote attacker potentially take control of vulnerable Ivanti security gateways. Because these systems often sit at the network edge, successful compromise could expose credentials, internal access, and service availability. CISA lists the vulnerability as known exploited, making this an immediate incident-response and remediation concern.
Executive priority
Immediate. Assign executive ownership, identify exposed appliances, remediate them urgently, and investigate potentially vulnerable systems for compromise. Patching alone may not address an intrusion that occurred before remediation. Business continuity planning is warranted because these gateways can provide critical remote-access or security functions.
Technical view
A stack-based buffer overflow can enable remote code execution without authentication in Ivanti Connect Secure before 22.7R2.5, Policy Secure before 22.7R1.2, and Neurons for ZTA gateways before 22.7R2.3. CVSS 3.1 rates it 9.0 with network reachability, high attack complexity, changed scope, and high confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts.
Likely exposure
Exposure is highest for internet-reachable affected gateways. Organizations should inventory all Ivanti Connect Secure, Policy Secure, and Neurons for ZTA gateways and compare installed releases with the stated fixed versions. The supplied affected-version metadata is inconsistent, so confirm applicability against Ivanti's advisory rather than relying solely on automated version matching.
Exploitation context
CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog confirms exploitation in the wild. The bundle also references public exploit research and an exploit repository. This materially increases urgency, although the supplied evidence does not establish which organizations, regions, or every affected product variant have been targeted.
Researcher notes
CWE-121 and the CVSS vector support a network-triggered stack overflow with unauthenticated code execution, but high attack complexity. CISA KEV establishes real-world exploitation. Public technical and exploit references exist; however, the bundle provides no indicators of compromise, affected component details, detection logic, or assurance that upgrading removes an existing foothold.
Mitigation direction
- Upgrade Connect Secure to 22.7R2.5 or later, following Ivanti guidance.
- Upgrade Policy Secure to 22.7R1.2 or later, following Ivanti guidance.
- Upgrade Neurons for ZTA gateways to 22.7R2.3 or later.
- Apply Ivanti and CISA mitigation instructions where immediate upgrading is not possible.
- Treat exposed vulnerable appliances as potentially compromised and initiate incident-response review.
Validation and detection
- Inventory each gateway's product, installed version, and internet exposure.
- Confirm remediation status against Ivanti's current security advisory.
- Review gateway and surrounding security telemetry for unexplained access or configuration changes.
- Use vendor-supported integrity and compromise-assessment procedures; none are detailed in the supplied bundle.
- Verify upgraded versions and continue monitoring after remediation.
Public sources used
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Conservative CVE-to-ATT&CK context
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CWE-121: Exact CWE lookup
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Open ATT&CK lookup- Severity
- Critical
- CVSS
- 9 (3.1)
- Known Exploited
- Yes
- Published
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
CNA and ADP enrichment extracted from CVE v5
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CISA KEV status
SSVC decision data
CVSS vector scores
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CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H2.26ivantiVulnerability scoring details
Base CVSS 3.1 score
9CriticalVector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Vulnerability timeline
Timeline events are normalized from CVE metadata, CNA source timelines, ADP timelines, and KEV metadata when present.
- CVE reservedCVE Program
The CVE ID was reserved by the assigning CNA.
- Added to KEVCISA-ADP
CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities metadata lists this CVE as known exploited.
- ADP timelineCISA-ADP
CVE-2025-0282 added to CISA KEV
- CVE publishedCVE Program
The CVE record was published.
- CVE updatedCVE Program
The CVE record metadata indicates this as the latest update time.
ADP provider summaries
- 2025-01-08T00:00:00.000Z: CVE-2025-0282 added to CISA KEV
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://forums.ivanti.com/s/article/Security-Advisory-Ivanti-Connect-Secure-Policy-Secure-ZTA-Gateways-CVE-2025-0282-CVE-2025-0283CVE reference, ivanti
- https://labs.watchtowr.com/exploitation-walkthrough-and-techniques-ivanti-connect-secure-rce-cve-2025-0282/CVE reference, CISA-ADP · third-party-advisory
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?search_api_fulltext=CVE-2025-0282CVE reference, CISA-ADP · government-resource
- https://github.com/sfewer-r7/CVE-2025-0282CVE reference, CISA-ADP · exploit
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2025-0282CVE reference, CISA-ADP · government-resource
- https://www.cisa.gov/cisa-mitigation-instructions-cve-2025-0282CVE reference, CVE
- https://cloud.google.com/blog/topics/threat-intelligence/ivanti-connect-secure-vpn-zero-dayCVE reference, CVE
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CWE details
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Stack-based Buffer Overflow
Stack-based Buffer Overflow represents a recurring weakness pattern that can create exploitable paths when design, validation, or implementation controls are missing.