IRONSMITHINTEL
CRITICALCVSS9.4
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Actively Exploited
|CISA KEV|CVE-2024-8963|Auth: none — unauthenticated|Reboot: required|Manual only

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

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.

Published Sep 19, 2024 · Updated May 17, 2026
Why patchRisk explained in plain English
Worst-case scenarioIf unpatched

A remote attacker, without authentication, can achieve full data confidentiality loss, arbitrary modification of data, partial service disruption. Federal agencies are required to remediate by 2024-10-10 under CISA BOD 22-01.

How the attack worksNo clicks needed

This is a Path Traversal (CWE-22) vulnerability in Ivanti Cloud Services Appliance (CSA). Path Traversal in the Ivanti CSA before 4.6 Patch 519 allows a remote unauthenticated attacker to access restricted functionality. Exploitation requires remote network access, low attack complexity, no authentication required, and no user interaction required.

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Server compromised

Am I affected?Quick check

Probably yes if any of these apply:

●Network Security Team
●Firewall Administrators
●IT Security
●Running endpoint manager cloud services appliance: 4.6
Real-world incidentsWhat we've seen

CISA added this CVE to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on 2024-09-19 based on evidence of active exploitation in the wild. Federal agencies required to remediate by 2024-10-10.

How to patch

Manual remediation steps

1
Identify affected hosts: query inventory for network-security installs in scope.
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Apply the vendor security update referenced in CVE-2024-8963's advisory. No specific KB/version is encoded yet — consult the linked MSRC/vendor URL.
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Verify the fix per the vendor's published verification steps.
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Document the remediation in your change ticket and re-scan with your vulnerability scanner to confirm closure.
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References

↗ CVE-2024-8963↗ MSRC Advisory↗ NVD↗ Vendor Advisory