External Control of File Name or Path in Ivanti Policy Secure (formerly Pulse Policy Secure) and Ivanti Connect Secure (formerly Pulse Connect Secure) - CVE-2024-38657
Published: February 13, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU103939
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 6.4 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H]
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-38657
CWE-ID: CWE-73
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote user to write arbitrary files.
The vulnerability exists due to external control of a file name. A remote administrator can write arbitrary files on the system.
Affected software
Ivanti Policy Secure (formerly Pulse Policy Secure)
Ivanti Connect Secure (formerly Pulse Connect Secure)
Ivanti Connect Secure (formerly Pulse Connect Secure)
How to mitigate CVE-2024-38657
Install updates from vendor's website.
Ivanti Policy Secure (formerly Pulse Policy Secure) - update to 22.7R1.3
Ivanti Connect Secure (formerly Pulse Connect Secure) - update to 22.7R2.4
Ivanti Connect Secure (formerly Pulse Connect Secure) - update to 22.7R2.4