XML Entity Expansion in Ivanti Policy Secure (formerly Pulse Policy Secure) and Ivanti Connect Secure (formerly Pulse Connect Secure) - CVE-2025-5466
Published: August 12, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU113827
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 6.9 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2025-5466
CWE-ID: CWE-776
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote user to perform a denial of service attack.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient input validation when handling XML data. A remote user with admin privileged can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
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-2025-5466
Install updates from vendor's website.
Ivanti Policy Secure (formerly Pulse Policy Secure) - update to 22.7R1.5
Ivanti Connect Secure (formerly Pulse Connect Secure) - addressed in versions 22.7R2.8, 22.8R2
Ivanti Connect Secure (formerly Pulse Connect Secure) - addressed in versions 22.7R2.8, 22.8R2