CVE-2025-22457: Ivanti Connect Secure, Policy Secure, and ZTA Gateways Stack-Based Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

Ivanti Connect Secure, Policy Secure, and ZTA Gateways contains a stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability that allows a remote unauthenticated attacker to achieve remote code execution.

VendorIvanti
ProductConnect Secure, Policy Secure, and ZTA Gateways
Date added to KEV2025-04-04
Due date (BOD 22-01)2025-04-11
Known ransomware campaign useKnown
CWECWE-121
Required actionApply mitigations as set forth in the CISA instructions linked below.

What to do

  1. Identify every instance of Ivanti Connect Secure, Policy Secure, and ZTA Gateways in your environment (asset inventory, EDR, vulnerability scanner).
  2. Apply CISA's required action: Apply mitigations as set forth in the CISA instructions linked below.
  3. Federal civilian agencies must act by 2025-04-11 under BOD 22-01; other organizations can use the same date as a target.
  4. Because ransomware use is known, check for signs of compromise and confirm backups are offline and tested.
  5. Check the vendor advisory and NVD entry linked below for affected versions, then record the fix in your change log.

This CVE is flagged by CISA as known to be used in ransomware campaigns. Rehearse your response before you need it: Ransomware tabletop exercise kit (Runbook Foundry).

Sources

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