CVE-2023-41720 Privilege escalation in Connect Secure
An attacker with existing access can escalate privileges on Ivanti Connect Secure appliances by exploiting a vulnerable installed application.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2023-41720?
CVE-2023-41720 is a high-severity vulnerability in Ivanti Connect Secure, published on 14 Dec 2023. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
A vulnerability exists on all versions of Ivanti Connect Secure below 22.6R2 where an attacker with a foothold on an Ivanti Connect Secure (ICS) appliance can escalate their privileges by exploiting a vulnerable installed application. This vulnerability allows the attacker to gain elevated execution privileges on the affected system.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-41720?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Ivanti Connect Secure.
How do I fix CVE-2023-41720?
No fix has been published for CVE-2023-41720 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2023-41720 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-41720 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Ivanti Connect Secure
- CVE-2021-22893 Ivanti Pulse Connect Secure Use-After-Free
- CVE-2019-11510 Ivanti Pulse Connect Secure Arbitrary File Read
- CVE-2024-21887 Ivanti Connect Secure and Policy Secure Command Injection
- CVE-2025-22457 Ivanti Connect Secure, Policy Secure, and ZTA Gateways Stack-Based Buffer Overflow
- CVE-2025-0282 Ivanti Connect Secure, Policy Secure, and ZTA Gateways Stack-Based Buffer Overflow
Sources
Also known as GHSA-rphc-vh34-9jmw.