CVE-2024-9380: Ivanti exploited

Advisory generated from the CVE record, CISA, Exploit Observer and VEDAS: what it is, whether it is exploited, who is affected, and how to fix and detect it.

What it is

An OS command injection vulnerability in the admin web console of Ivanti CSA before version 5.0.2 allows a remote authenticated attacker with admin privileges to obtain remote code execution.

Description quoted from the CVE record (assigned by ivanti, published 2024-10-08).

Weakness: CWE-77 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in a Command (‘Command Injection’)

How it can be exploited

Exploitable over the network with low attack complexity needing high privileges and no user interaction. Impact: confidentiality high, integrity high, availability high. CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CISA assessment (SSVC): CISA assesses exploitation as active. Automatable: no. Technical impact: total.

On CISA KEV since: 2024-10-09
US federal deadline: 2024-10-30
Ransomware use: Not known

Public exploit evidence (Exploit Observer)

Exploit Observer found 6 code repositories naming this CVE.

Code repositories that name a CVE are often scanners, copies or fakes, and some are malware. Read the code before running anything.

See all 13 references on Exploit Observer

Live scores

EPSS: 0.583
very likely to be attacked soon
VEDAS: 0.981
strong exploit evidence
On CISA KEV: Yes, since 2024-10-09
Detection rule: Nuclei · Suricata

EPSS (chance of attack)

VEDAS (exploit evidence)

Thin horizontal line: the “likely” (EPSS 0.10) or “strong” (VEDAS 0.90) threshold. Shaded “no data” areas are periods when cve-scores did not publish.

Who is affected

Product	Affected	Not affected
Ivanti CSA (Cloud Services Appliance)	Not stated	5.0.2 is not affected

Version ranges exactly as the CVE record states them. “Before X” means X is the first fixed version.

How to fix it

CISA required action: As Ivanti CSA 4.6.x 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, or later, of supported solution.

Vendor guidance:

How to detect it

Nuclei template (active check)

Ivanti CSA - Command Injection
An OS command injection vulnerability in the admin web console of Ivanti CSA before version 5.0.2 allows a remote authenticated attacker with admin privileges to obtain remote code execution.

Name and description quoted from the template, written by VEDAS.

The template sends 1 request (GET /index.php?x=%60echo%20mlr6dpc390a0%60); it decides using status, word matchers. Severity in the template: high. Marked as not yet verified against a live vulnerable target.

Run it against a host you own or are authorised to test:

bash

nuclei -u https://your-host -t CVE-2024-9380.yaml

Show the template (34 lines)

yaml

id: CVE-2024-9380

info:
  name: "Ivanti CSA - Command Injection"
  author: vedas-arpsyndicate
  severity: high
  description: |
    An OS command injection vulnerability in the admin web console of Ivanti CSA before version 5.0.2 allows a
    remote authenticated attacker with admin privileges to obtain remote code execution.
  reference:
    - https://www.exploit.observer/?keyword=CVE-2024-9380&match=exact
    - https://subdomain.center/?engine=ammonites&keyword=ivanti&match=exact
  classification:
    cvss-score: 7.2
    cve-id: CVE-2024-9380
    cwe-id: CWE-77
  metadata:
    verified: false
    max-request: 1
  tags: cve,cve2024,ivanti,cmd

http:
  - method: GET
    path:
      - "{{BaseURL}}/index.php?x=%60echo%20mlr6dpc390a0%60"
    matchers-condition: and
    matchers:
      - type: word
        part: body
        words:
          - "mlr6dpc390a0"
      - type: status
        status:
          - 200

CVE-2024-9380.yaml on GitHub

Suricata rules (network detection)

1 rule that alert on traffic matching this exploit: VEDAS CVE-2024-9380 Ivanti CSA - Command Injection. Add them to your Suricata rule set and reload.

Show the rules

suricata

alert http $EXTERNAL_NET any -> $HTTP_SERVERS $HTTP_PORTS (msg:"VEDAS CVE-2024-9380 Ivanti CSA - Command Injection"; flow:established,to_server; http.method; content:"GET"; http.uri; content:"index.php"; nocase; fast_pattern; content:"mlr6dpc390a0"; nocase; classtype:web-application-attack; reference:cve,CVE-2024-9380; reference:url,https://www.exploit.observer/?keyword=CVE-2024-9380&match=exact; reference:url,https://subdomain.center/?engine=ammonites&keyword=ivanti&match=exact; sid:1005728; rev:2;)

CVE-2024-9380.rules on GitHub

Advisories on this CVE

QTFY: FBI disrupts China-linked “digital quartermaster” botnet and obfuscation network (26 Aug 2026)

References

Government sources

https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2024-9380 (government-resource)

Other references

https://forums.ivanti.com/s/article/Security-Advisory-Ivanti-CSA-Cloud-Services-Appliance-CVE-2024-9379-CVE-2024-9380-CVE-2024-9381

Other databases

Where this comes from

This advisory is generated automatically by VEDAS from: CVE.org record, CISA KEV, cve-scores (EPSS and VEDAS), Exploit Observer, vedas-signatures. Text in quotes is reproduced from the source; everything else is a fixed template filled with source fields. Nothing here is written by a language model. Check the vendor advisory before acting, and read how VEDAS and Exploit Observer work, and their limits.