CVE-2025-22457

Exp

A stack-based buffer overflow in Ivanti Connect Secure before version 22.7R2.6, Ivanti Policy Secure before version 22.7R1.4, and Ivanti ZTA Gateways before version 22.8R2.2 allows a remote unauthenticated attacker to achieve remote code execution.

Published: 2025-04-03 Last update: 2026-06-17 Assigner: 3c1d8aa1-5a33-4ea4-8992-aadd6440af75 Source: 3c1d8aa1-5a33-4ea4-8992-aadd6440af75
NVD Status：Analyzed，CVE State: published
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CVE-2025-22457 is rated Critical Active Threat (100/100): CVSS Critical severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 99.96%, 100th percentile). CISA KEV confirms active exploitation (added 2025-04-04) affecting Ivanti / Connect Secure, Policy Secure, and ZTA Gateways. a weakness (CWE-121) Unauthenticated remote administrative access may be possible. EPSS rose +44.06% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. The CISA remediation deadline has passed—treat as an emergency patch priority.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

CISA KEV Record for CVE-2025-22457

Name: Ivanti Connect Secure, Policy Secure, and ZTA Gateways Stack-Based Buffer Overflow Vulnerability · CISA KEV detail

Exploit added: 2025-04-04

Action due: 2025-04-11

Required action: Apply mitigations as set forth in the CISA instructions linked below.

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2025-22457

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 55.90% 99.96% +44.06%
2 2026-06-14 58.94% 55.90% -3.04%
3 2026-06-06 — 58.94% —

Full EPSS history (70 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2025-22457

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
9.0 3.1 CRITICAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:H)
Even with access, the exploit needs extra luck, timing, or a fussy environment to actually work.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:C)
Breaking this can reach past the original component and bite other resources—bigger blast radius.
Confidentiality (C:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:H)
They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
 2.2 6.0 3c1d8aa1-5a33-4ea4-8992-aadd6440af75
9.8 3.1 CRITICAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:H)
They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
 3.9 5.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2025-22457

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2025-22457

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
ivanti connect_secure < 22.7 cpe:2.3:a:ivanti:connect_secure:*:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
ivanti connect_secure 22.7 cpe:2.3:a:ivanti:connect_secure:22.7:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
ivanti connect_secure 22.7 cpe:2.3:a:ivanti:connect_secure:22.7:r1:*:*:*:*:*:*
ivanti connect_secure 22.7 cpe:2.3:a:ivanti:connect_secure:22.7:r1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*
ivanti connect_secure 22.7 cpe:2.3:a:ivanti:connect_secure:22.7:r1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*
ivanti connect_secure 22.7 cpe:2.3:a:ivanti:connect_secure:22.7:r1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*
ivanti connect_secure 22.7 cpe:2.3:a:ivanti:connect_secure:22.7:r1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*
ivanti connect_secure 22.7 cpe:2.3:a:ivanti:connect_secure:22.7:r1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*
ivanti connect_secure 22.7 cpe:2.3:a:ivanti:connect_secure:22.7:r2:*:*:*:*:*:*
ivanti connect_secure 22.7 cpe:2.3:a:ivanti:connect_secure:22.7:r2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*
ivanti connect_secure 22.7 cpe:2.3:a:ivanti:connect_secure:22.7:r2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*
ivanti connect_secure 22.7 cpe:2.3:a:ivanti:connect_secure:22.7:r2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*
ivanti connect_secure 22.7 cpe:2.3:a:ivanti:connect_secure:22.7:r2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*
ivanti connect_secure 22.7 cpe:2.3:a:ivanti:connect_secure:22.7:r2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*
ivanti policy_secure < 22.7 cpe:2.3:a:ivanti:policy_secure:*:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
ivanti policy_secure 22.7 cpe:2.3:a:ivanti:policy_secure:22.7:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
ivanti policy_secure 22.7 cpe:2.3:a:ivanti:policy_secure:22.7:r1:*:*:*:*:*:*
ivanti policy_secure 22.7 cpe:2.3:a:ivanti:policy_secure:22.7:r1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*
ivanti policy_secure 22.7 cpe:2.3:a:ivanti:policy_secure:22.7:r1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*
ivanti policy_secure 22.7 cpe:2.3:a:ivanti:policy_secure:22.7:r1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*
ivanti zero_trust_access_gateway < 22.8 cpe:2.3:a:ivanti:zero_trust_access_gateway:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ivanti zero_trust_access_gateway 22.8 cpe:2.3:a:ivanti:zero_trust_access_gateway:22.8:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
ivanti zero_trust_access_gateway 22.8 cpe:2.3:a:ivanti:zero_trust_access_gateway:22.8:r2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2025-22457

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