CVE-2023-38042 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

A local privilege escalation vulnerability in Ivanti Secure Access Client for Windows allows a low privileged user to execute code as SYSTEM.

Published: 2024-05-31

Score: 7.8 High

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

Ivanti

Secure Access Client

unaffected

Version	Status	Constraints
`22.7R1`	affected	< 22.7R1

Configuration 1 [-]

AND

cpe:2.3:a:ivanti:secure_access_client:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2023-41868	A local privilege escalation vulnerability in Ivanti Secure Access Client for Windows allows a low privileged user to execute code as SYSTEM.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.0019.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://forums.ivanti.com/s/article/Security-Advisory-May-2024?language=en_US

History

Fri, 20 Jun 2025 18:45:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
First Time appeared		Ivanti Ivanti secure Access Client Microsoft Microsoft windows
CPEs		cpe:2.3:a:ivanti:secure_access_client:::::::: cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:::::::*
Vendors & Products		Ivanti Ivanti secure Access Client Microsoft Microsoft windows

Subscriptions

Ivanti Secure Access Client

Microsoft Windows

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: hackerone

Published: 2024-05-31T17:38:31.427Z

Updated: 2024-08-02T17:30:12.374Z

Reserved: 2023-07-12T01:00:11.881Z

Link: CVE-2023-38042

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-02T17:30:12.374Z

NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2024-05-31T18:15:09.607

Modified: 2025-06-20T17:48:04.167

Link: CVE-2023-38042

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-250

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