Ivanti Connect Secure and Policy Secure Command Injection Vulnerability
Ivanti — ICS
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.
9.1
100.0%
Vector breakdown
- Attack vector
- Network
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Privileges required
- High
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Changed
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Published
- Jan 12, 2024
- Modified
- Aug 4, 2026
- Added to KEV
- Jan 10, 2024
- Federal patch due
- Jan 22, 2024
CISA required action
Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
Weakness classification
Affected packages
Proof-of-concept & exploitation references
8 foundWeaponization
Public repositories whose name or description references CVE-2024-21887, found via a live GitHub search at request time. These are community-sourced signals, not a verified working exploit - cross-check each one before relying on it, and treat higher star counts and recent activity as (weak) corroboration, not proof.
- Chocapikk/CVE-2024-21887★ 58
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.
updated Aug 10, 2026
- Chocapikk/CVE-2024-21893-to-CVE-2024-21887★ 27
CVE-2024-21893 to CVE-2024-21887 Exploit Toolkit
updated Aug 10, 2026
- duy-31/CVE-2023-46805_CVE-2024-21887★ 23
An authentication bypass vulnerability in the web component of Ivanti ICS 9.x, 22.x and Ivanti Policy Secure allows a remote attacker to access restricted resources by bypassing control checks.
updated Feb 3, 2026
- seajaysec/Ivanti-Connect-Around-Scan★ 12
Mitigation validation utility for the Ivanti Connect Around attack chain. Runs multiple checks. CVE-2023-46805, CVE-2024-21887.
updated Apr 5, 2024
- oways/ivanti-CVE-2024-21887★ 7
POC Checker for ivanti CVE-2024-21887 Command injcetion
updated Dec 31, 2025
- raminkarimkhani1996/CVE-2023-46805_CVE-2024-21887★ 5
The script in this repository only checks whether the vulnerabilities specified in the Ivanti Connect Secure product exist.
updated Dec 31, 2024
- Hexastrike/Ivanti-Connect-Secure-Logs-Parser★ 5
A Python script for examining Ivanti Secure Connect (ICS) event logs, designed to support investigations into vulnerabilities CVE-2025-0282, CVE-2023-46805, and CVE-2024-21887.
updated Feb 13, 2026
- rxwx/pulse-meter★ 1
Parses the System Snapshot from an Ivanti Connect Secure applicance to identify possible IOCs related to CVE-2023-46805, CVE-2024-21887 and CVE-2025-0282.
updated Feb 21, 2025
References
Frequently asked questions
What is CVE-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.
How severe is CVE-2024-21887?
CVE-2024-21887 has a CVSS base score of 9.1 out of 10 (CVSS 3.1).
Is CVE-2024-21887 actively exploited in the wild?
Yes. CVE-2024-21887 is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, added Jan 10, 2024, meaning CISA has confirmed evidence of active exploitation. It is also flagged as used in ransomware campaigns.
What is the EPSS score for CVE-2024-21887?
100.0% - meaning FIRST.org's EPSS model estimates a 100.0% probability this vulnerability will be exploited in the wild within 30 days (100% percentile among all scored CVEs).
Is there exploit tooling available for CVE-2024-21887?
Yes - a public Nuclei template referencing CVE-2024-21887 exist in public repositories we checked. We also found 8 public GitHub repositories referencing this CVE.
What type of vulnerability is CVE-2024-21887?
CVE-2024-21887 is classified under CWE-77 (CWE-77 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in a Command ('Command Injection')).
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