CVE-2024-38657 Path traversal in Connect Secure
Remote authenticated administrators can write arbitrary files via external control of file names, potentially leading to code execution or privilege escalation.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2024-38657?
CVE-2024-38657 is a critical path traversal vulnerability in Ivanti Connect Secure, published on 21 Feb 2025. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Official description
External control of a file name in Ivanti Connect Secure before version 22.7R2.4 and Ivanti Policy Secure before version 22.7R1.3 allows a remote authenticated attacker with admin privileges to write arbitrary files.
Weakness: CWE-73
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-38657?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Ivanti Connect Secure, Ivanti Policy Secure.
How do I fix CVE-2024-38657?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-38657 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.
Is CVE-2024-38657 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-38657 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-gj4j-xh74-gvw8.