# CVE-2024-22024: XML external entity in ICS

> An XXE vulnerability in Ivanti gateways allows attackers to access restricted resources without authentication, risking data exposure.

- **Severity:** High 8.3 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 13 Feb 2024
- **Updated:** 9 May 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-cmg9-p9gp-g7mr

## What is CVE-2024-22024?

CVE-2024-22024 is a high-severity vulnerability in Ivanti Connect Secure, published on 13 Feb 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

An XML external entity or XXE vulnerability in the SAML component of Ivanti Connect Secure (9.x, 22.x), Ivanti Policy Secure (9.x, 22.x) and ZTA gateways which allows an attacker to access certain restricted resources without authentication.

Weakness: CWE-611 (Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-22024?

It affects 3 products.


Products: Ivanti Connect Secure, Ivanti Policy Secure, Ivanti Zero Trust Access Gateway.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-22024?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-22024 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2024-22024 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2024-22024 exists.

Public exploit code:

- Check for CVE-2024-22024 vulnerability in Ivanti Connect Secure (github_poc): https://github.com/0dteam/CVE-2024-22024
- Ivanti Connect Secure - XXE (nuclei): http/cves/2024/CVE-2024-22024.yaml

## Other vulnerabilities in Ivanti Connect Secure

- [CVE-2021-22893](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-22893/): Ivanti Pulse Connect Secure Use-After-Free (critical 10.0, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2019-11510](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-11510/): Ivanti Pulse Connect Secure Arbitrary File Read (critical 9.9, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2024-21887](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-21887/): Ivanti Connect Secure and Policy Secure Command Injection (critical 9.1, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2025-22457](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-22457/): Ivanti Connect Secure, Policy Secure, and ZTA Gateways Stack-Based Buffer Overflow (critical 9.0, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2025-0282](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-0282/): Ivanti Connect Secure, Policy Secure, and ZTA Gateways Stack-Based Buffer Overflow (critical 9.0, exploited in the wild)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-22024 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-22024 is a high-severity vulnerability in Ivanti Connect Secure, published on 13 Feb 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2024-22024 exists.

Affected product: Ivanti Connect Secure. 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-2024-22024/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-22024/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-22024
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-22024
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-22024

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-22024/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.