CVE-2024-9420 Use after free in Connect Secure
A remote authenticated attacker can achieve remote code execution via a use-after-free vulnerability in Ivanti Connect Secure and Policy Secure.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2024-9420?
CVE-2024-9420 is a high-severity use after free vulnerability in Ivanti Connect Secure, published on 12 Nov 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
A use-after-free in Ivanti Connect Secure before version 22.7R2.3 and 9.1R18.9
and Ivanti Policy Secure before version 22.7R1.2 allows a remote authenticated attacker to achieve remote code execution
Weakness: CWE-416
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-9420?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Ivanti Connect Secure, Ivanti Policy Secure.
How do I fix CVE-2024-9420?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-9420 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade to the fixed version. These bugs are found with fuzzing and sanitisers and avoided by memory-safe languages. More about Use after free.
Is CVE-2024-9420 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-9420 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-q8fc-2r64-8hq5.