CVE-2024-9842 | Ivanti Secure Access Client Operational Intel

Executive Risk Summary

"A local authenticated attacker can create arbitrary folders due to incorrect permissions in Ivanti Secure Access Client before version 22.7R4, potentially leading to data integrity issues. This vulnerability can be exploited to compromise the security and integrity of the system."

Operational Audit Arsenal

Target Type Executable

Target Asset Ivanti Secure Access Client

Standard Path %programfiles%IvantiSecure Access Client

PowerShell

# 🛠️ Senior Engineer Universal Audit
# Target: Ivanti Secure Access Client (Executable)
$Targets = 'Ivanti Secure Access Client'
$SearchPaths = @("$env:windir\System32", "$env:ProgramFiles", "${env:ProgramFiles(x86)}")

Get-ChildItem -Path $SearchPaths -Include $Targets -Recurse -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue | 
Select-Object FullName, @{Name="Version";Expression={$_.VersionInfo.ProductVersion}}

Patch Impact Forecast

Reboot Required Likely

Minimal

Internal Work Notes

CVE-2024-9842: Ivanti Secure Access Client incorrect permissions vulnerability, update to version 22.7R4 or later to mitigate

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Intelligence Sources

Official Advisoryhttps://forums.ivanti.com/s/article/Security-Advisory-Ivanti-Connect-Secure-ICS-Ivanti-Policy-Secure-IPS-Ivanti-Secure-Access-Client-ISAC-Multiple-CVEs

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Data compiled from NVD, MSRC, and CISA KEV Catalog. Intelligence synthesized via AI. Scripts provided for diagnostic purposes under MIT License.