# CVE-2023-46810: Privilege escalation in Secure Access Linux

> A local attacker can escalate privileges to root on Linux systems using Ivanti Secure Access Client, requiring an upgrade to mitigate.

- **Severity:** High 7.3 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 31 May 2024
- **Updated:** 13 Mar 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-8j3h-xj5h-wfxg

## What is CVE-2023-46810?

CVE-2023-46810 is a high-severity vulnerability in Ivanti Secure Access Linux, published on 31 May 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

A local privilege escalation vulnerability in Ivanti Secure Access Client for Linux before 22.7R1, allows a low privileged user to execute code as root.

Weakness: CWE-269 (Improper Privilege Management)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-46810?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Ivanti Secure Access Client.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-46810?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-46810 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-46810 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-46810 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Ivanti Secure Access Linux

- [CVE-2026-8992](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-8992/): Security feature bypass in Secure Access Client (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2023-35080](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-35080/): Privilege escalation in Secure Access Client (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2023-38043](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-38043/): Denial of service in Secure Access Client Windows (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2023-38543](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-38543/): Denial of service in Secure Access Client Windows (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2026-7432](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-7432/): Race condition in Secure Access Client (high 7.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-46810 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-46810 is a high-severity vulnerability in Ivanti Secure Access Linux, published on 31 May 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-46810 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Ivanti Secure Access Linux. 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-2023-46810/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-46810/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-46810
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-46810
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-46810

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-46810/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.