CVE-2025-22457 Ivanti Connect Secure, Policy Secure, and ZTA Gateways Stack-Based Buffer Overflow
Remote unauthenticated attackers can achieve code execution via a stack-based buffer overflow in Ivanti Connect Secure, Policy Secure, and ZTA Gateways.
- Exploited in the wild
- Since 4 Apr 2025
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2025-22457?
CVE-2025-22457 is a critical memory corruption vulnerability in Ivanti Connect Secure, published on 3 Apr 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
A stack-based buffer overflow in Ivanti Connect Secure before version 22.7R2.6, Ivanti Policy Secure before version 22.7R1.4, and Ivanti ZTA Gateways before version 22.8R2.2 allows a remote unauthenticated attacker to achieve remote code execution.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-22457?
It affects 3 products.
Products include Ivanti Connect Secure, Ivanti Policy Secure, Ivanti Zero Trust Access Gateway.
How do I fix CVE-2025-22457?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-22457 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available. US federal agencies must fix it by 11 Apr 2025.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2025-22457 being exploited?
Yes. Attackers have exploited CVE-2025-22457 in the wild since at least 4 Apr 2025, including in ransomware campaigns.
Public exploit code: 1 Metasploit module and 6 proofs of concept on GitHub.
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-2025-0282 Ivanti Connect Secure, Policy Secure, and ZTA Gateways Stack-Based Buffer Overflow
- CVE-2021-22894 Ivanti Pulse Connect Secure Collaboration Suite Buffer Overflow
Sources
Also known as GHSA-jjr5-fpcg-gc53.