CVE-2025-22454 Privilege escalation in Secure Access Client
A local authenticated attacker can escalate privileges due to insufficiently restrictive permissions in the Ivanti Secure Access Client.
- 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-2025-22454?
CVE-2025-22454 is a high-severity vulnerability in Ivanti Secure Access Client, published on 11 Mar 2025. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Insufficiently restrictive permissions in Ivanti Secure Access Client before 22.7R4 allows a local authenticated attacker to escalate their privileges.
Weakness: CWE-732
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-22454?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Ivanti Secure Access Client.
How do I fix CVE-2025-22454?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-22454 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2025-22454 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-22454 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-38gj-h5v9-v9pm.