CVE-2025-5466 XML external entity in Connect Secure
Remote authenticated admin can cause denial of service via XML External Entity injection in Ivanti secure access products.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2025-5466?
CVE-2025-5466 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Ivanti Connect Secure, published on 12 Aug 2025. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Official description
XEE in Ivanti Connect Secure before 22.7R2.8 or 22.8R2, Ivanti Policy Secure before 22.7R1.5, Ivanti ZTA Gateway before 22.8R2.3-723 and Ivanti Neurons for Secure Access before 22.8R1.4 (Fix deployed on 02-Aug-2025) allows a remote authenticated attacker with admin privileges to trigger a denial of service
Weakness: CWE-776
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-5466?
It affects 4 products.
Products include Ivanti Connect Secure, Ivanti Neurons for Secure Access, Ivanti Policy Secure, Ivanti Zero Trust Access Gateway.
How do I fix CVE-2025-5466?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-5466 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2025-5466 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-5466 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-w4wg-c34c-jf6j.