CVE-2024-8963—Ivanti Cloud Services Appliance (CSA) Path Traversal Vulnerability

Vulnerability Name

Ivanti Cloud Services Appliance (CSA) Path Traversal Vulnerability

Description

Ivanti Cloud Services Appliance (CSA) contains a path traversal vulnerability that could allow a remote, unauthenticated attacker to access restricted functionality. If CVE-2024-8963 is used in conjunction with CVE-2024-8190, an attacker could bypass admin authentication and execute arbitrary commands on the appliance.

Known To Be Used in Ransomware Campaigns?

Ransomware Status:

Unknown

Action

As Ivanti CSA has reached End-of-Life status, users are urged to remove CSA 4.6.x from service or upgrade to the 5.0.x line of supported solutions, as future vulnerabilities on the 4.6.x version of CSA are unlikely to receive security updates.

Additional Notes

• https://forums.ivanti.com/s/article/Security-Advisory-Ivanti-CSA-4-6-Cloud-Services-Appliance-CVE-2024-8963
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-8963

Related News Articles

• Chinese Hackers Exploit Ivanti CSA Zero-Days in Attacks on French Government, TelecomsJuly 3, 2025
• Over 70 Organizations Across Multiple Sectors Targeted by China-Linked Cyber Espionage GroupJune 9, 2025
• Chinese Hackers Target Linux Systems Using SNOWLIGHT Malware and VShell ToolApril 15, 2025
• CISA: Ivanti Vulns Chained Together in Cyberattack OnslaughtJanuary 23, 2025
• CISA: Hackers still exploiting older Ivanti bugs to breach networksJanuary 23, 2025

Related Weaknesses

• CWE-22