Vulnerability · CVE-2024-21887

Ivanti Connect Secure and Policy Secure Command Injection Vulnerability

Published Jan 10, 2024 · corrected/updated Aug 3, 2026 · Ivanti Connect Secure and Policy Secure · evidence confidence very high

Ivanti Connect Secure (ICS, formerly known as Pulse Connect Secure) and Ivanti Policy Secure contain a command injection vulnerability in the web components of these products, which can allow an authenticated administrator to send crafted requests to execute code on affected appliances. This vulnerability can be leveraged in conjunction with CVE-2023-46805, an authenticated bypass issue. Initial-access exploit intelligence.

Grounded briefings

Catalog interpretations for three audiences. Each brief cites ingested metadata and the original advisories below. They are not independent research and they do not invent exploit steps.

Executive

CVE-2024-21887 is a critical public vulnerability record for Ivanti Connect Secure and Policy Secure. CISA lists it as known exploited. Published remediation guidance: Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable. This summary is a catalog interpretation of the ingested metadata and cites the original advisories below.

System administrator

Identify whether Ivanti Connect Secure and Policy Secure is in your estate, then compare installed versions with the affected ranges. Affected packages or ranges on record: ivanti/connect secure (9.0); ivanti/connect secure (9.1); Ivanti Connect Secure and Policy Secure. Published remediation guidance: Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable. Prefer the vendor or distribution advisory linked in Sources before changing production systems. This is a catalog interpretation, not a runbook.

Security analyst

Signals on file: CVSS 9.1, EPSS 100.0%. CISA lists it as known exploited. Weakness classes: CWE-77. Sources contributing to this record: cisa_kev, cve_org, epss, metasploit. Public exploit references, when present, are outbound links only and are not proof of active exploitation. This is a catalog interpretation of stored metadata.

Exploitation and remediation

Exploitation evidence
Confirmed in CISA KEV since Jan 10, 2024. Listed in CISA KEV and VulnCheck KEV.
Patch and remediation
Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable. CISA due date Jan 22, 2024.
Safe detection guidance
Compare installed versions with the affected ranges below and verify the advisory from the original publisher. This site stores metadata and outbound links only; it does not ship exploit code or proof-of-concept payloads.

Code

The project this record applies to. Exploit listings stay in References.

No public source repository is identified for this product.

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

Jan 10, 2024 · Catalog
Detected
Ivanti Connect Secure (ICS, formerly known as Pulse Connect Secure) and Ivanti Policy Secure contain a command injection vulnerability in the web components of these products, which can allow an authenticated administrator to send crafted requests to execute code on affected appliances. This vulnerability can be leveraged in conjunction with CVE-2023-46805, an authenticated bypass issue.
Jan 10, 2024 · CISA KEV
Known exploited
Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
Jan 22, 2024 · CISA KEV
Remediation due
Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
Aug 3, 2026 · Catalog
Updated
Ivanti Connect Secure (ICS, formerly known as Pulse Connect Secure) and Ivanti Policy Secure contain a command injection vulnerability in the web components of these products, which can allow an authenticated administrator to send crafted requests to execute code on affected appliances. This vulnerability can be leveraged in conjunction with CVE-2023-46805, an authenticated bypass issue.

Affected

cpe ivanti/connect secure9.0
cpe ivanti/connect secure9.1
vendor Ivanti Connect Secure and Policy Secureversion unspecified

Sources

CISA KEVConfirmed exploitationCVE-2024-21887
Ivanti Connect Secure (ICS, formerly known as Pulse Connect Secure) and Ivanti Policy Secure contain a command injection vulnerability in the web components of these products, which can allow an authenticated administrator to send crafted requests to execute code on affected appliances. This vulnerability can be leveraged in conjunction with CVE-2023-46805, an authenticated bypass issue.
cisa.gov
CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2024-21887
Official CVE identifier
cve.org
FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2024-21887
30-day exploitation probability 100.0%
first.org
Metasploit ModulesPublic exploit moduleexploit_linux/http/ivanti_connect_secure_rce_cve_2023_46805
Public module reference (excellent). Module source is not copied into this catalog.
rapid7.com
Metasploit ModulesPublic exploit moduleexploit_linux/http/ivanti_connect_secure_rce_cve_2024_21893
Public module reference (excellent). Module source is not copied into this catalog.
rapid7.com
NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2024-21887
A command injection vulnerability in web components of Ivanti Connect Secure (9.x, 22.x) and Ivanti Policy Secure (9.x, 22.x) allows an authenticated administrator to send specially crafted requests and execute arbitrary commands on the appliance.
nvd.nist.gov
Packet Storm SecurityCited referencehttp://packetstormsecurity.com/files/176668/Ivanti-Connect-Secure-Unauthenticated-Remote-Code-Execution.html
Packet Storm link already published on the finding.
packetstormsecurity.com
VulnCheck KEVConfirmed exploitationCVE-2024-21887
Ivanti Connect Secure (ICS, formerly known as Pulse Connect Secure) and Ivanti Policy Secure contain a command injection vulnerability in the web components of these products, which can allow an authenticated administrator to send crafted requests to execute code on affected appl
vulncheck.com