CVE-2024-39709 Privilege escalation in Connect Secure
A local authenticated attacker can escalate privileges due to incorrect file permissions in Ivanti Connect Secure and Policy Secure.
- 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-2024-39709?
CVE-2024-39709 is a high-severity vulnerability in Ivanti Connect Secure, published on 13 Nov 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Incorrect file permissions in Ivanti Connect Secure before version 22.6R2 (Not Applicable to 9.1Rx) and Ivanti Policy Secure before version 22.7R1 (Not Applicable to 9.1Rx) allow a local authenticated attacker to escalate their privileges.
Weakness: CWE-732
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-39709?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Ivanti Connect Secure, Ivanti Policy Secure.
How do I fix CVE-2024-39709?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-39709 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2024-39709 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-39709 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-q6jg-9xmc-jq9w.