7.0
HIGH
CVE-2025-0283
Ivanti Connect Secure Buffer Overflow Privilege Escalation
Description

A stack-based buffer overflow in Ivanti Connect Secure before version 22.7R2.5, Ivanti Policy Secure before version 22.7R1.2, and Ivanti Neurons for ZTA gateways before version 22.7R2.3 allows a local authenticated attacker to escalate their privileges.

INFO

Published Date :

Jan. 8, 2025, 11:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Jan. 8, 2025, 11:15 p.m.

Source :

3c1d8aa1-5a33-4ea4-8992-aadd6440af75

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

1.0
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2025-0283 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Ivanti connect_secure
2 Ivanti policy_secure
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2025-0283.

URL Resource
https://forums.ivanti.com/s/article/Security-Advisory-Ivanti-Connect-Secure-Policy-Secure-ZTA-Gateways-CVE-2025-0282-CVE-2025-0283

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2025-0283 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

  • Ars Technica
Ongoing attacks on Ivanti VPNs install a ton of sneaky, well-written malware

Networks protected by Ivanti VPNs are under active attack by well-resourced hackers who are exploiting a critical vulnerability that gives them complete control over the network-connected devices. Har ... Read more

Published Date: Jan 09, 2025 (9 hours, 18 minutes ago)
  • The Register
Zero-day exploits plague Ivanti Connect Secure appliances for second year running

The cybersecurity industry is urging those in charge of defending their orgs to take mitigation efforts "seriously" as Ivanti battles two dangerous new vulnerabilities, one of which was already being ... Read more

Published Date: Jan 09, 2025 (16 hours, 51 minutes ago)
  • Help Net Security
Ivanti Connect Secure zero-day exploited since mid-December (CVE-2025-0282)

The zero-day attacks leveraging the Ivanti Connect Secure (ICS) vulnerability (CVE-2025-0282) made public on Wednesday were first spotted in mid-December 2024, Mandiant researchers have shared. It’s s ... Read more

Published Date: Jan 09, 2025 (19 hours, 21 minutes ago)
  • security.nl
Mandiant: Ivanti VPN-lek sinds halverwege december misbruikt bij aanvallen

Een kwetsbaarheid in Ivanti Connect Secure die het mogelijk maakt om vpn-servers op afstand over te nemen en waarvoor gisterenavond een beveiligingsupdate verscheen is sinds halverwege december misbru ... Read more

Published Date: Jan 09, 2025 (20 hours, 51 minutes ago)
  • The Hacker News
Ivanti Flaw CVE-2025-0282 Actively Exploited, Impacts Connect Secure and Policy Secure

Ivanti is warning that a critical security flaw impacting Ivanti Connect Secure, Policy Secure, and ZTA Gateways has come under active exploitation in the wild beginning mid-December 2024. The securit ... Read more

Published Date: Jan 09, 2025 (1 day, 2 hours ago)
  • Cybersecurity News
Zero-Day Alert: UNC5337 Exploits Ivanti VPN Vulnerability CVE-2025-0282 for Espionage Operations

Ivanti Connect Secure (ICS) VPN appliances have become the focus of advanced threat actors, exploiting a newly disclosed zero-day vulnerability. According to a recent report by Mandiant, the exploitat ... Read more

Published Date: Jan 09, 2025 (1 day, 5 hours ago)
  • Google Cloud
Ivanti Connect Secure VPN Targeted in New Zero-Day Exploitation

Written by: John Wolfram, Josh Murchie, Matt Lin, Daniel Ainsworth, Robert Wallace, Dimiter Andonov, Dhanesh Kizhakkinan, Jacob Thompson Note: This is a developing campaign under active analysis by Ma ... Read more

Published Date: Jan 08, 2025 (1 day, 17 hours ago)

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2025-0283 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • New CVE Received by 3c1d8aa1-5a33-4ea4-8992-aadd6440af75

    Jan. 08, 2025

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Description A stack-based buffer overflow in Ivanti Connect Secure before version 22.7R2.5, Ivanti Policy Secure before version 22.7R1.2, and Ivanti Neurons for ZTA gateways before version 22.7R2.3 allows a local authenticated attacker to escalate their privileges.
    Added CVSS V3.1 AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Added CWE CWE-121
    Added Reference https://forums.ivanti.com/s/article/Security-Advisory-Ivanti-Connect-Secure-Policy-Secure-ZTA-Gateways-CVE-2025-0282-CVE-2025-0283
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2025-0283 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2025-0283 weaknesses.

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