Ivanti Virtual Traffic Manager Authentication Bypass Vulnerability

[ Why it matters ]Priority signals

• Exploited in the wild: on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list since 2024-09-24
• EPSS: 100% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (higher than 100% of CVEs)
• Critical severity: CVSS 9.8

[ Description ]Official description

Incorrect implementation of an authentication algorithm in Ivanti vTM other than versions 22.2R1 or 22.7R2 allows a remote unauthenticated attacker to bypass authentication of the admin panel.

CISA: Ivanti Virtual Traffic Manager contains an authentication bypass vulnerability that allows a remote, unauthenticated attacker to create a chosen administrator account.

[ Fixes ]Fixes and patches

CISA required action (US federal deadline 15 Oct 2024): Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

• Patch on forums.ivanti.comVendor patch or bulletin · NVD · Reference tagged 'Patch' by NVD

[ References ]References

• forums.ivanti.com/s/article/Security-Advisory-Ivanti-Virtual-Traffic-Manager-vTM-CVE-20…MitigationPatchVendor Advisory
• www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalogUS Government Resource