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CVE-2025-0283: Ivanti Connect Secure vulnerability
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.
CVSS 7.0 High EPSS 17.5% · p97 Check exposure
Should you act?
High exploit likelihood
EPSS ranks it in the top 5% of all CVEs for likely exploitation in the next 30 days. This signal is computed from CISA KEV, EPSS and CVSS data; it is not an editorial verdict.
- No confirmed exploitation. It is not in CISA’s KEV catalog and CISA’s SSVC assessment records no known exploitation. That can change quickly after a public write-up; re-check if you are affected.
- EPSS 17.5%, percentile 97: FIRST’s model estimates a 17.5% chance of exploitation activity in the next 30 days, higher than 97% of all scored CVEs (very high). EPSS is a probability, not a verdict.
- Needs local access needed. Lower urgency for most teams unless an attacker could already run code on the machine.
- Editorial verdict: Check exposure. Ivanti Connect Secure Zero-Day RCE (CVE-2025-0282) — A real zero-day used for espionage and patched in January 2025; if you ran Connect Secure below 22.7R2.5 last winter, a clean patch level today does not prove you were never backdoored.
What it is
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.
Weakness type: CWE-121.
Product: Ivanti Connect Secure · Assigned by: ivanti · Published: 2025-01-08
Affected and fixed versions
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions (per CVE record) |
|---|---|---|
| Ivanti | Connect Secure | see vendor advisory |
| Ivanti | Policy Secure | 22.7R1.2 |
| Ivanti | Neurons for ZTA gateways | see vendor advisory |
Severity scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| ivanti | 3.1 | 7 High | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
- Attack vector: local access needed
- Attack complexity: high (needs special conditions)
- Privileges required: low (any account)
- User interaction: none
- Scope: unchanged
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Exploitation and urgency
- CISA KEV: not listed (no confirmed in-the-wild exploitation known to CISA).
- CISA SSVC assessment: exploitation none, automatable no, technical impact total.
- FIRST EPSS (model of 2026-10-21): 17.46% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days; percentile 97.
Timeline
- — CVE record published by ivanti
- — erroneo.us brief: Ivanti Connect Secure Zero-Day RCE (CVE-2025-0282)
- — CVE record last updated
Sources and references
Original sources first. Version and fix details should always be confirmed against the vendor or project advisory.
Vulnerability records
- CVE.org record CVE-2025-0283 cve.org
- NVD entry CVE-2025-0283 nvd.nist.gov
Other references from the CVE record and advisory
- forums.ivanti.com forums.ivanti.com