What is CVE-2023-41718?

CVE-2023-41718 is a high-severity vulnerability in Ivanti Secure Access, classified under Incorrect Default Permissions. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2023-11-15.

How severe is CVE-2023-41718?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Ivanti Secure Access

CVE-2023-41718

When a particular process flow is initiated, an attacker may be able to gain unauthorized elevated privileges on the affected system when having control over a specific file.

Published 2023-11-15 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.005 (36.8th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 37th percentile — 36.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.005 · newest: 0.005 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Ivanti Secure Access — versions 22.6.1.1
Ivanti Secure Access Client — versions 22.2, 22.3
Microsoft Windows

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-276 — Incorrect Default Permissions

References

forums.ivanti.com/s/article/Security-fixes-included-in-the-latest-Ivanti-Secure… (Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-41718?: CVE-2023-41718 is a high-severity vulnerability in Ivanti Secure Access, classified under Incorrect Default Permissions. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2023-11-15.
How severe is CVE-2023-41718?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.