CVE-2023-38042 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

A local privilege escalation vulnerability in Ivanti Secure Access Client for Windows allows a low privileged user to execute code as SYSTEM.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

Vendors	Products
Ivanti	Secure Access Client
Microsoft	Windows

Configuration 1 [-]

AND

cpe:2.3:a:ivanti:secure_access_client:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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References

Link	Providers
https://forums.ivanti.com/s/article/Security-Advisory-May-2024?language=en_US

History

Fri, 20 Jun 2025 18:45:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
First Time appeared		Ivanti Ivanti secure Access Client Microsoft Microsoft windows
CPEs		cpe:2.3:a:ivanti:secure_access_client:::::::: cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:::::::*
Vendors & Products		Ivanti Ivanti secure Access Client Microsoft Microsoft windows

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: hackerone

Published: 2024-05-31T17:38:31.427Z

Updated: 2024-08-02T17:30:12.374Z

Reserved: 2023-07-12T01:00:11.881Z

Link: CVE-2023-38042

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-02T17:30:12.374Z

NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2024-05-31T18:15:09.607

Modified: 2025-06-20T17:48:04.167

Link: CVE-2023-38042

Redhat

No data.

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