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…

EPSS: 0.004 (62.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-38041?
CVE-2023-38041 is a high-severity vulnerability in Ivanti Secure Access Client. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2023-10-25.
How severe is CVE-2023-38041?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 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.