Vulnerability in Ivanti Secure Access Client
CVE-2023-38041
A logged in user may elevate its permissions by abusing a Time-of-Check to Time-of-Use (TOCTOU) race condition. When a particular process flow is initiated, an attacker can exploit this condition to gain unauthorized elevated privileges on…
Vulnerability class: TOCTOU (Time-of-Check to Time-of-Use)
EPSS: 0.007 (48.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.0 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
- Ivanti Secure Access Client — versions 22.6R1
- Ivanti Secure_access_client
- Microsoft Windows
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- support@hackerone.com (Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2023-38041?
- CVE-2023-38041 is a high-severity vulnerability in Ivanti Secure Access Client, classified under Time-of-check Time-of-use (TOCTOU) Race Condition. CVSS score: 7.0/10. Published 2023-10-25.
- How severe is CVE-2023-38041?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.0 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2023-38041 known to be exploited?
- 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.