Ivanti products: stack-based buffer overflow (CVE-2025-0282) #shorts

Summary

Welcome to today's podcast. We are diving into a newly discovered and critical vulnerability - CVE-2025-0282 - impacting Ivanti's enterprise solutions. This vulnerability has already been exploited in the wild, posing severe threats to organizations using specific Ivanti products. Stay tuned as we unpack the details and implications of this security flaw.

Product details

CVE-2025-0282 affects several Ivanti products, specifically Connect Secure, Policy Secure, and Neurons for Zero Trust Architecture (ZTA) gateways. The vulnerability targets versions prior to their respective 22.7R2.5, 22.7R1.2, and 22.7R2.3 releases. These products are critical for secure remote access and are widely used in corporate environments.

Vulnerability type summary

The vulnerability is categorized as a stack-based buffer overflow, which is represented by CWE-121. This type of vulnerability typically allows an attacker to overwrite the call stack of a program, leading to potential arbitrary code execution. In this case, CVE-2025-0282 presents an opportunity for remote code execution by unauthenticated attackers.

Details of the vulnerability

CVE-2025-0282 leverages a stack-based buffer overflow within Ivanti's products, allowing malicious actors to execute remote code without needing authentication. This critical vulnerability, first observed being actively exploited in mid-December 2024, potentially by China-linked espionage actors, has already compromised over 370 devices. Moreover, a proof of concept has been published, detailing exploitation techniques, underscoring the urgency for immediate mitigation.

Conclusion

In conclusion, CVE-2025-0282 represents a significant security threat to organizations using affected Ivanti products. Given its active exploitation as a zero-day vulnerability, it is imperative for impacted users to update their systems to the latest secure versions provided by Ivanti. As cyber threats continue to evolve, prompt action and vigilance remain crucial in safeguarding organizational data and infrastructure.

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• https://forums.ivanti.com/s/article/Security-Advisory-Ivanti-Connect-Secure-Policy-Secure-ZTA-Gateways-CVE-2025-0282-CVE-2025-0283
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