Vulnerability report

Active exploitation observed Confirmed confidence Not in CISA KEV

CVE-2024-22024

ICS

Ivanti, Ivant / ICS · affected before 9.1R14.5

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Severity
CVSS 8.3 · High
Confidence
Confirmed
Exploit status
Observed in sensors
EPSS
94.7%
First observed
29 Jun 2026
Last observed
02 Oct 2026

Decision summary

What security teams need to know first

Direct answers before the deeper technical record.

What it is

CVE-2024-22024 is an unauthenticated vulnerability affecting Ivanti, Ivant ICS, IPS. An XML external entity or XXE vulnerability in the SAML component of Ivanti Connect Secure (9.x, 22.x), Ivanti Policy Secure (9.x,...

Is it exploited?

Yes. Previdian sensors observed exploitation attempts with confirmed confidence. Also confirmed by third-party sources.

Who is affected?

Ivanti, Ivant / ICS affected before 9.1r14.5.

What should we do?

Patch immediately, validate internet-facing exposure, and monitor for matching requests.

Overview

ICS

An XML external entity or XXE vulnerability in the SAML component of Ivanti Connect Secure (9.x, 22.x), Ivanti Policy Secure (9.x, 22.x) and ZTA gateways which allows an attacker to access certain restricted resources without authentication.

Ivanti Affected
ICS
Before 9.1R14.5 Before 9.1R17.3 Before 9.1R18.4 Before 22.1R6.1 Before 22.2R4.1 Before 22.3R1.1 Before 22.4R1.1 Before 22.5R1.2 Before 22.6R1.1 Before 22.4R2.3 Before 22.5R2.3 Before 22.6R2.2
Ivanti Unaffected
ICS
Before 9.1R14.4 Before 9.1R15.2 Before 9.1R16.2 Before 9.1R17.2 Before 9.1R18.3 Before 22.1R6.1 Before 22.2R4.1 Before 22.3R1 Before 22.4R1.1 Before 22.5R1.1 Before 22.6R1.1 Before 22.4R2.2 Before 22.5R2.2 Before 22.6R2.2
Ivant Affected
ICS
Before 9.1R15.3
Ivanti Affected
IPS
Before 9.1R18.4 Before 9.1R17.3 Before 22.5R1.2
Ivanti Unaffected
IPS
Before 9.1R18.2 Before 9.1R17.2 Before 22.5R1.1
Published
13 Feb 2024
Exploitation Reported
28 Apr 2025
Attack vector
Remote
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None

Tags

nuclei_scanner edge

CVE References

Exploitation evidence

Why Previdian marks this CVE as exploited

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Exploited in the wild

The Shadowserver

Recorded 28 Apr 2025

A trusted third party reported exploitation.

Active exploitation observed

Previdian sensor

First observed 29 Jun 2026

Previdian first observed exploitation attempts targeting this vulnerability in our honeypot sensors.

Proof of concept available

GitHub

Recorded 09 Feb 2024

Public scanner or PoC coverage increases practical exploitability.

Known exploited vulnerability sources

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Source Added
The Shadowserver First 2025-04-28 00:00 UTC
Previdian Sensors 2026-07-24 17:30 UTC

Operational indicators for this CVE are listed under Detection.

Sensor telemetry

First-party evidence of exploitation activity

Previdian sensors recorded exploitation attempts targeting this vulnerability. The cards and chart show volume, unique attackers, and daily activity.

14

Attempts observed

8

Unique attacker IPs

6

Attacker countries

BG · CH · HK · JP · NL · US

8

Sensors observed

CVE-2024-22024 exploitation attempts over the last 87 days

Daily events observed by Previdian sensors

Updated 12 Oct 2026

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First observed 29 Jun 2026 · Last observed 02 Oct 2026

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Detection

Operational artifacts and observed signals

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Observed signals

Request targets
User-Agents
Callback hosts
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Virtual patch status

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Attacker IP Indicators

Attacker IP indicators observed · available in Pro and Enterprise.

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Scanner Artifacts

Scanner and exploit-framework references linked to this CVE.

Scanner Reference Detected
Nuclei https://github.com/projectdiscovery/nuclei-templates/blob/main/http/cves/2024/CVE-2024-22024.yaml 25 Apr 2025

Risk and context

Severity, weaknesses, and research context

CVSS v3.1

8.3 High

Potential damage if exploited. Separate from whether attackers are using it.

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L

EPSS

94.7%

Estimated chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. Previdian's warning comes from evidence, not this score.

Weaknesses

Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference CWE-611

All CVSS Scores

CVSS v3.1 8.3 High

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L

CVSS v3.0 8.3 High

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L

Potential Proof of Concepts

These PoCs are unverified and could contain malware. Use at your own risk.

Ivanti Connect Secure - XXE

nuclei · Created Unknown

Timeline

From disclosure to observed exploitation

  1. 01:37 UTC

    Indicators of compromise added (13)

    Indicators of compromise recorded

  2. 01:37 UTC

    Observed by Previdian sensors

    Evidence-backed exploitation signal

  3. 14:20 UTC

    Public PoC available

    Public proof-of-concept code published

  4. 00:00 UTC

    Added to Previdian KEV Feed

    High-confidence, third-party attested exploitation

  5. 00:00 UTC

    Nuclei template available

    Scanner coverage available

  6. 04:07 UTC

    CVE published

    Vulnerability disclosed publicly

  7. 01:04 UTC

    CVE ID reserved

    Identifier reserved by the CNA

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  "cve_id": "CVE-2024-22024",
  "confidence": "Confirmed",
  "cvss_score": 8.3,
  "cvss_estimated": false,
  "epss_score": 0.94721,
  "exploit_status": {
    "exploited_in_the_wild": true,
    "active_exploitation_observed": true
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  "sensor_telemetry": { "attempts": 14, "sensors": 8 }
}