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CVE-2024-8963: Ivanti Cloud Services Appliance (CSA) Path Traversal Vulnerability
Exploited in the wild (CISA KEV). Path Traversal in the Ivanti CSA before 4.6 Patch 519 allows a remote unauthenticated attacker to access restricted functionality.
CISA KEV · added 2024-09-19 CVSS 9.4 Critical EPSS 98.6% · p99.9
Should you act?
Exploited: patch now if you run it
CISA has confirmed exploitation in the wild. This signal is computed from CISA KEV, EPSS and CVSS data; it is not an editorial verdict.
- Yes, if you run Ivanti Cloud Services Appliance (CSA). CISA added this CVE to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on 2024-09-19, which means there is reliable evidence of exploitation in the wild. US federal agencies must remediate by 2024-10-10; treat that as the outer limit, not the target.
- EPSS 98.6%, percentile 99.9: FIRST’s model estimates a 98.6% chance of exploitation activity in the next 30 days, higher than 99.9% of all scored CVEs (very high). EPSS is a probability, not a verdict.
- Remotely reachable with no login and no user interaction. If the vulnerable service is exposed to the internet, prioritize it.
What it is
Path Traversal in the Ivanti CSA before 4.6 Patch 519 allows a remote unauthenticated attacker to access restricted functionality.
CISA’s summary
Ivanti Cloud Services Appliance (CSA) contains a path traversal vulnerability that could allow a remote, unauthenticated attacker to access restricted functionality. If CVE-2024-8963 is used in conjunction with CVE-2024-8190, an attacker could bypass admin authentication and execute arbitrary commands on the appliance.
Weakness type: CWE-22.
Product: Ivanti Cloud Services Appliance (CSA) · Assigned by: ivanti · Published: 2024-09-19
Affected and fixed versions
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions (per CVE record) |
|---|---|---|
| Ivanti | CSA (Cloud Services Appliance) | see vendor advisory |
Severity scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| ivanti | 3.1 | 9.4 Critical | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L |
- Attack vector: network (remotely reachable)
- Attack complexity: low
- Privileges required: none (no login)
- User interaction: none
- Scope: unchanged
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Exploitation and urgency
- CISA KEV: added 2024-09-19; federal due date 2024-10-10. Known ransomware use: Unknown.
- CISA required action: As Ivanti CSA has reached End-of-Life status, users are urged to remove CSA 4.6.x from service or upgrade to the 5.0.x line of supported solutions, as future vulnerabilities on the 4.6.x version of CSA are unlikely to receive security updates.
- CISA SSVC assessment: exploitation active, automatable yes, technical impact total.
- FIRST EPSS (model of 2026-10-21): 98.61% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days; percentile 99.9.
Timeline
- — Added to CISA’s Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
- — CVE record published by ivanti
- — CISA remediation deadline for US federal agencies
- — CVE record last updated
Sources and references
Original sources first. Version and fix details should always be confirmed against the vendor or project advisory.
Vendor and project advisories, patches
- Listed in CISA KEV notes (forums.ivanti.com) forums.ivanti.com
Vulnerability records
- CVE.org record CVE-2024-8963 cve.org
- NVD entry CVE-2024-8963 nvd.nist.gov
Government
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