CVE-2024-9842 Privilege escalation in Secure Access Client
A local authenticated attacker can create arbitrary folders due to incorrect permissions, potentially leading to privilege escalation.
- 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-2024-9842?
CVE-2024-9842 is a high-severity vulnerability in Ivanti Secure Access Client, published on 12 Nov 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Incorrect permissions in Ivanti Secure Access Client before version 22.7R4 allows a local authenticated attacker to create arbitrary folders.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-9842?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Ivanti Secure Access Client.
How do I fix CVE-2024-9842?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-9842 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2024-9842 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-9842 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Ivanti Secure Access Client
- CVE-2026-8992 Security feature bypass in Secure Access Client
- CVE-2023-35080 Privilege escalation in Secure Access Client
- CVE-2023-38043 Denial of service in Secure Access Client Windows
- CVE-2023-38543 Denial of service in Secure Access Client Windows
- CVE-2026-7432 Race condition in Secure Access Client
Sources
Also known as GHSA-99w5-q9j7-6pjv.