# CVE-2023-38036: Memory corruption in Avalanche

> Unauthenticated attackers can trigger a buffer overflow in Ivanti Avalanche Manager, leading to arbitrary code execution or service disruption.

- **Severity:** Critical 9.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 12 Jul 2025
- **Updated:** 26 Feb 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-rmcg-3298-c99g

## What is CVE-2023-38036?

CVE-2023-38036 is a critical memory corruption vulnerability in Ivanti Avalanche, published on 12 Jul 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

A security vulnerability within Ivanti Avalanche Manager before version 6.4.1 may allow an unauthenticated attacker to create a buffer overflow that could result in service disruption or arbitrary code execution.

Weakness: CWE-120 (Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-38036?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Ivanti Avalanche.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-38036?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-38036 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-38036 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-38036 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Ivanti Avalanche

- [CVE-2024-24996](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-24996/): Memory corruption in Avalanche (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2024-29204](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-29204/): Memory corruption in Avalanche (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2023-41727](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-41727/): Memory corruption in Wavelink (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2023-46216](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-46216/): Memory corruption in Wavelink (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2023-46217](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-46217/): Memory corruption in Wavelink (critical 9.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-38036 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-38036 is a critical memory corruption vulnerability in Ivanti Avalanche, published on 12 Jul 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-38036 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Ivanti Avalanche. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-38036/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-38036/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-38036
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-38036
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-38036

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-38036/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.