Main Vulnerability Database Vulnerabilities #VU115036

Improper authorization in Ivanti Policy Secure (formerly Pulse Policy Secure) and Ivanti Connect Secure (formerly Pulse Connect Secure) - CVE-2025-55144

Published: September 9, 2025

Vulnerability identifier: #VU115036

CSH Severity: Low

CVSS v4: 5.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]

CVE-ID: CVE-2025-55144

CWE-ID: CWE-285

Exploitation vector: Remote access

Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a remote user to bypass authorization checks.

The vulnerability exists due to improper authorization check. A remote user with read-only admin privileges can configure restricted settings.

Affected software

Ivanti Policy Secure (formerly Pulse Policy Secure)
Ivanti Connect Secure (formerly Pulse Connect Secure)

How to mitigate CVE-2025-55144

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 22.7R2.9, 22.8R2

External References

https://forums.ivanti.com/s/article/September-Security-Advisory-Ivanti-Connect-Secure-Policy-Secure-ZTA-Gateways-and-Neurons-for-Secure-Access-Multiple-CVEs?language=en_US&_gl=1*1czhpgc*_gcl_au*NzkxMzg0ODIwLjE3NTc0MzQyMDE.

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