CVE-2025-0282

Ivanti Connect Secure, Policy Secure, and ZTA Gateways: Stack-Based Buffer Overflow

As of , CVE-2025-0282 in Ivanti Connect Secure, Policy Secure, and ZTA Gateways is on CISA's list of exploited vulnerabilities: CISA listed it on . Our patch-first group: Patch this week.

Exploited
Yes: CISA listed it on 8 January 2025
US federal deadline
15 January 20257 days after CISA listed it. US federal civilian agencies must fix it by then.
Used in ransomware campaigns
KnownCISA changed it from Unknown to Known on 12 May 2025.
EPSS score
0.99Higher than 99% of the CVEs EPSS scores. EPSS estimates the chance of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
EPSS when listed
No score that dayThe EPSS file of the day CISA listed it has no score for it.
Public exploit
1 Exploit-DB entry
Fix
No vendor link in CISA's entry

What CISA says to do

Apply mitigations as set forth in the CISA instructions linked below to include conducting hunt activities, taking remediation actions if applicable, and applying updates prior to returning a device to service.

CISA's required action

What the flaw is

Ivanti Connect Secure, Policy Secure, and ZTA Gateways contain a stack-based buffer overflow which can lead to unauthenticated remote code execution.

CISA's description

A stack-based buffer overflow in Ivanti Connect Secure before version 22.7R2.5, Ivanti Policy Secure before version 22.7R1.2, and Ivanti Neurons for ZTA gateways before version 22.7R2.3 allows a remote unauthenticated attacker to achieve remote code execution.

The CVE record's description, from ivanti

CVE published
8 January 2025
Assigned by
ivanti
CVSS
9.0 Critical (CVSS 3.1, from the CNA)
CWE-121
Stack-based Buffer Overflow
CISA SSVC, exploitation
active
CISA SSVC, automatable
no
CISA SSVC, technical impact
total

Timeline

  1. The CVE record was published.
  2. CISA added it to its list of exploited vulnerabilities.
  3. The US federal deadline to fix it.
  4. Exploit-DB published an exploit (EDB-ID 52213).
  5. CISA changed its entry. Ransomware use: Unknown to Known.

Public exploits

Facts from Metasploit's module list and Exploit-DB's index; we never copy exploit code.

Connect Secure, Policy Secure, and ZTA Gateways: other exploited entries

VulnerabilityProductOur groupListedDeadlineEPSS
CVE-2025-22457Stack-Based Buffer OverflowIvanti Connect Secure, Policy Secure, and ZTA GatewaysPatch this weekRansomware use; Metasploit module; EPSS 0.990.99

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