CVE-2024-13842 Hardcoded credentials in Connect Secure
A hardcoded key allows local authenticated administrators to read sensitive data in Ivanti Connect Secure and Policy Secure gateways.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2024-13842?
CVE-2024-13842 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Ivanti Connect Secure, published on 11 Feb 2025. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
A hardcoded key in Ivanti Connect Secure before version 22.7R2.3 and Ivanti Policy Secure before version 22.7R1.3 allows a local authenticated attacker with admin privileges to read sensitive data.
Weakness: CWE-321
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-13842?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Ivanti Connect Secure, Ivanti Policy Secure.
How do I fix CVE-2024-13842?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-13842 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2024-13842 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-13842 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-77rp-fp5p-7wgw.