Cyber Resilience

CVE-2024-11006

RCE in Ivanti Connect Secure ≤ 9.1

Published
12 November 2024
Modified
17 January 2025
Patch / advisory
CVSS Score v3.1 9.1
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Raw vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS Score 0.017 74th percentile
Risk Priority 73 floored blend · peak EPSS

Summary

CVE-2024-11006 is a critical-severity OS Command Injection (CWE-78) vulnerability in Ivanti Connect Secure. Its CVSS base score is 9.1 (Critical).

Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Command and Scripting Interpreter (T1059); ranked in the top 26% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

The strongest mitigations our analysis identified map to SA-11 (Developer Testing and Evaluation) and SI-10 (Information Input Validation) — see the control section below for these in your framework.

Deeper analysis AI-assisted summary

Synthesised by an AI model from the NVD description and linked references — a reading aid, not an authoritative source.

The vulnerability CVE-2024-11006 is a command injection issue, tracked as CWE-78, that affects Ivanti Connect Secure before version 22.7R2.1 and Ivanti Policy Secure before version 22.7R1.1, with the 9.1Rx branches explicitly excluded. The flaw permits improper neutralization of special elements used in OS commands, leading to arbitrary command execution on the underlying system.

A remote authenticated attacker with administrative privileges can exploit the weakness over the network with low attack complexity to obtain remote code execution, resulting in full compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability as reflected in the CVSS 9.1 score.

The referenced Ivanti security advisory addresses this CVE alongside related issues and directs administrators to apply the fixed releases 22.7R2.1 for Connect Secure and 22.7R1.1 for Policy Secure.

The associated EPSS score rose from lower values after disclosure to a peak of 0.2793 before receding to the current level of 0.2217.

OWASP Top 10 for Web (2025)

EU & UK References

Vulnerability Data

Command injection in Ivanti Connect Secure before version 22.7R2.1 (Not Applicable to 9.1Rx) and Ivanti Policy Secure before version 22.7R1.1 (Not Applicable to 9.1Rx) allows a remote authenticated attacker with admin privileges to achieve remote code execution.

CWE(s)

Related Threats

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise Techniques

T1059 Command and Scripting Interpreter Execution
Adversaries may abuse command and script interpreters to execute commands, scripts, or binaries.
T1059.003 Windows Command Shell Execution
Adversaries may abuse the Windows command shell for execution.
T1059.004 Unix Shell Execution
Adversaries may abuse Unix shell commands and scripts for execution.
T1059.001 PowerShell Execution
Adversaries may abuse PowerShell commands and scripts for execution.
T1190 Exploit Public-Facing Application Initial Access
Adversaries may attempt to exploit a weakness in an Internet-facing host or system to initially access a network.
Derived from this CVE’s CWE(s) via the direct CWE→ATT&CK cross-walk.

CVEs Like This One

CVE-2024-11005Same product: Ivanti Connect Secure
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CVE-2024-39711Same product: Ivanti Connect Secure
CVE-2024-38655Same product: Ivanti Connect Secure
CVE-2024-38656Same product: Ivanti Connect Secure
CVE-2024-39710Same product: Ivanti Connect Secure
CVE-2019-11539Same product: Ivanti Connect Secure
CVE-2024-21887Same product: Ivanti Connect Secure
CVE-2024-11634Same product: Ivanti Connect Secure

Affected Assets

ivanti
connect secure
22.7 · ≤ 9.1 · 9.1 — 22.7
ivanti
policy secure
22.7 · ≤ 9.1 · 9.1 — 22.7

Mitigating Controls

Control response

Prevent
Stop it (NIST 800-53)

Detect
Catch it (NIST detect / respond)

Harden
Shrink the surface (DISA STIG)

Validate
Prove the fix (OWASP ASVS)
  • V1.2.5
  • V1.2.8
  • V15.2.5

Mitigating Controls (NIST 800-53 r5) AI

Developer testing and evaluation can discover missing or incorrect command sanitization during development.

Input validation directly neutralizes or rejects special characters that would otherwise alter OS command structure.

Least privilege reduces the permissions available to any process that could be subverted by injected commands.

Least functionality restricts available OS commands and interpreters, limiting the blast radius of injection.

Secure engineering principles require proper neutralization of untrusted input before command construction.

Mitigating Controls (NIST CSF 2.0) AI

Derived directly from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry via our AI-authored CWE→CSF cross-walk (authority under review) — links open the control.

PR.PS-06 mostly match
prevents

PR.PS-06's SDLC practices directly require secure coding and input handling that blocks command-injection defects, yet the single broad outcome leaves many specific neutralization vectors and verification gaps unaddressed.

PR.PS-02 partial match
prevents

Routine patching/maintenance can remediate known command-injection CVEs in dependencies (partial forward) but does nothing to stop developers from introducing improper neutralization in custom code (none reverse).

Mitigating Controls (ISO/IEC 27001:2022 Annex A) AI

Derived directly from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry via our AI-authored CWE→ISO cross-walk (authority under review) — links open the control.

finds

Security testing and code review target insecure use of operating-system command interfaces, catching command-injection flaws introduced during development.

References