{"cveID":"CVE-2024-21887","vendorProject":"Ivanti","product":"Connect Secure and Policy Secure","vulnerabilityName":"Ivanti Connect Secure and Policy Secure Command Injection Vulnerability","dateAdded":"2024-01-10","shortDescription":"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.","requiredAction":"Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.","dueDate":"2024-01-22","knownRansomwareCampaignUse":"Known","notes":"Please apply mitigations per vendor instructions. For more information, please see: https://forums.ivanti.com/s/article/KB-CVE-2023-46805-Authentication-Bypass-CVE-2024-21887-Command-Injection-for-Ivanti-Connect-Secure-and-Ivanti-Policy-Secure-Gateways?language=en_US ; https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-21887","cwes":["CWE-77"],"year":2024,"state":"mapped","stale_reasons":[],"mappings":[{"domain":"enterprise","cve":"CVE-2024-21887","technique":"T1190","technique_name_at_mapping":"Exploit Public-Facing Application","mapping_type":"exploitation_technique","capability_group":"command_injection","comments":"This vulnerability is exploited through a command injection weakness in the web components of Ivanti Connect Secure and Ivanti Policy Secure. Attackers leverage this vulnerability to achieve remote code execution by sending specially crafted requests to vulnerable instances, potentially without requiring authentication when combined with other vulnerabilities. This manipulation allows attackers to execute arbitrary commands on the appliance, potentially enabling further exploitation and system compromise. Threat actors have been reported as likely targeting credentials and the deployment of web shells to provide future access.","references":["https://cloud.google.com/blog/topics/threat-intelligence/investigating-ivanti-zero-day-exploitation","https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/176668/Ivanti-Connect-Secure-Unauthenticated-Remote-Code-Execution.html","https://cloud.google.com/blog/topics/threat-intelligence/ivanti-connect-secure-vpn-zero-day"],"status":"complete","source_file":"kev-07.28.2025_attack-16.1-enterprise.json","attack_version":"16.1","kev_snapshot":"07/28/2025"},{"domain":"enterprise","cve":"CVE-2024-21887","technique":"T1059","technique_name_at_mapping":"Command and Scripting Interpreter","mapping_type":"primary_impact","capability_group":"command_injection","comments":"This vulnerability is exploited through a command injection weakness in the web components of Ivanti Connect Secure and Ivanti Policy Secure. Attackers leverage this vulnerability to achieve remote code execution by sending specially crafted requests to vulnerable instances, potentially without requiring authentication when combined with other vulnerabilities. This manipulation allows attackers to execute arbitrary commands on the appliance, potentially enabling further exploitation and system compromise. Threat actors have been reported as likely targeting credentials and the deployment of web shells to provide future access.","references":["https://cloud.google.com/blog/topics/threat-intelligence/investigating-ivanti-zero-day-exploitation","https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/176668/Ivanti-Connect-Secure-Unauthenticated-Remote-Code-Execution.html","https://cloud.google.com/blog/topics/threat-intelligence/ivanti-connect-secure-vpn-zero-day"],"status":"complete","source_file":"kev-07.28.2025_attack-16.1-enterprise.json","attack_version":"16.1","kev_snapshot":"07/28/2025"},{"domain":"enterprise","cve":"CVE-2024-21887","technique":"T1505.003","technique_name_at_mapping":"Web Shell","mapping_type":"secondary_impact","capability_group":"command_injection","comments":"This vulnerability is exploited through a command injection weakness in the web components of Ivanti Connect Secure and Ivanti Policy Secure. Attackers leverage this vulnerability to achieve remote code execution by sending specially crafted requests to vulnerable instances, potentially without requiring authentication when combined with other vulnerabilities. This manipulation allows attackers to execute arbitrary commands on the appliance, potentially enabling further exploitation and system compromise. Threat actors have been reported as likely targeting credentials and the deployment of web shells to provide future access.","references":["https://cloud.google.com/blog/topics/threat-intelligence/investigating-ivanti-zero-day-exploitation","https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/176668/Ivanti-Connect-Secure-Unauthenticated-Remote-Code-Execution.html","https://cloud.google.com/blog/topics/threat-intelligence/ivanti-connect-secure-vpn-zero-day"],"status":"complete","source_file":"kev-07.28.2025_attack-16.1-enterprise.json","attack_version":"16.1","kev_snapshot":"07/28/2025"},{"domain":"enterprise","cve":"CVE-2024-21887","technique":"T1552","technique_name_at_mapping":"Unsecured Credentials","mapping_type":"secondary_impact","capability_group":"command_injection","comments":"This vulnerability is exploited through a command injection weakness in the web components of Ivanti Connect Secure and Ivanti Policy Secure. Attackers leverage this vulnerability to achieve remote code execution by sending specially crafted requests to vulnerable instances, potentially without requiring authentication when combined with other vulnerabilities. This manipulation allows attackers to execute arbitrary commands on the appliance, potentially enabling further exploitation and system compromise. Threat actors have been reported as likely targeting credentials and the deployment of web shells to provide future access.","references":["https://cloud.google.com/blog/topics/threat-intelligence/investigating-ivanti-zero-day-exploitation","https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/176668/Ivanti-Connect-Secure-Unauthenticated-Remote-Code-Execution.html","https://cloud.google.com/blog/topics/threat-intelligence/ivanti-connect-secure-vpn-zero-day"],"status":"complete","source_file":"kev-07.28.2025_attack-16.1-enterprise.json","attack_version":"16.1","kev_snapshot":"07/28/2025"}],"techniques":[{"id":"T1059","domains":["enterprise"],"in_current_bundle":true,"live":true,"name_now":"Command and Scripting Interpreter","name_at_mapping":"Command and Scripting Interpreter","renamed":false,"revoked_by":null,"mapping_types":["primary_impact"],"sigma_rule_count":95,"has_detection_strategy":true},{"id":"T1190","domains":["enterprise"],"in_current_bundle":true,"live":true,"name_now":"Exploit Public-Facing Application","name_at_mapping":"Exploit Public-Facing Application","renamed":false,"revoked_by":null,"mapping_types":["exploitation_technique"],"sigma_rule_count":149,"has_detection_strategy":true},{"id":"T1505.003","domains":["enterprise"],"in_current_bundle":true,"live":true,"name_now":"Web Shell","name_at_mapping":"Web Shell","renamed":false,"revoked_by":null,"mapping_types":["secondary_impact"],"sigma_rule_count":35,"has_detection_strategy":true},{"id":"T1552","domains":["enterprise"],"in_current_bundle":true,"live":true,"name_now":"Unsecured Credentials","name_at_mapping":"Unsecured Credentials","renamed":false,"revoked_by":null,"mapping_types":["secondary_impact"],"sigma_rule_count":13,"has_detection_strategy":true}],"mapping_types":["exploitation_technique","primary_impact","secondary_impact"],"has_exploitation_technique":true,"mapping_attack_versions":["16.1"],"mapping_domains":["enterprise"],"sigma_coverage":"full","sigma_rules_tagged_cve":[],"added_after_mapping_snapshot":false,"_source":"kevmap","_built":"2026-08-23 05:47 UTC","_attack_version":"19.2"}