CVE-2024-9380 Ivanti Cloud Services Appliance (CSA): command or code injection
In plain words: The program treats text it receives as instructions instead of plain data. The attacker can run commands on the machine — often the whole device is taken over.
Confirmed exploited by CISA on · US federal patch deadline Oct 30, 2024
What to do
- Install Ivanti's security update for Cloud Services Appliance (CSA). If no update exists, follow the vendor's workaround or stop using the product until one ships.
- Patch edge devices first — attackers often start scanning for them within hours of a fix.
- Never expose the device's admin page to the internet.
- After patching a device that was exposed, follow the vendor's compromise checks, end active sessions and change passwords.
Who is affected
Work IT. Aimed mostly at company systems — you are affected through the companies you use, not your own phone.
What's at risk: They face the internet and guard the whole network, so a flaw here can hand attackers a way in — and these devices usually run no antivirus, so break-ins go unnoticed.
The details
- Official name
- Ivanti Cloud Services Appliance (CSA) OS Command Injection Vulnerability
- Product
- Ivanti Cloud Services Appliance (CSA)
- CISA description
- Ivanti Cloud Services Appliance (CSA) contains an OS command injection vulnerability in the administrative console which can allow an authenticated attacker with application admin privileges to pass commands to the underlying OS.
- Type of flaw
- Command or code injection (CWE-77)
- Confirmed exploited
- Oct 9, 2024
- US federal patch deadline
- Oct 30, 2024
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Questions about CVE-2024-9380
Is CVE-2024-9380 being exploited?
Yes. CISA added CVE-2024-9380 to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on Oct 9, 2024, which means there is reliable evidence of real-world attacks.
How do I fix CVE-2024-9380?
Install Ivanti's security update for Cloud Services Appliance (CSA). If no update exists, follow the vendor's workaround or stop using the product until one ships. Patch edge devices first — attackers often start scanning for them within hours of a fix.
Am I affected by CVE-2024-9380?
Only if you use Ivanti Cloud Services Appliance (CSA). Aimed mostly at company systems — you are affected through the companies you use, not your own phone.