1.0 Introduction
Recently, Ivanti released critical security updates, CVE-2025-22457, affecting multiple products including Ivanti Connect Secure (ICS) VPN appliances, Pulse Connect Secure, Ivanti Policy Secure, and ZTA gateways.
2.0 Impact
The flaw is a stack-based buffer overflow that allows unauthenticated remote attackers to achieve remote code execution (RCE).
3.0 Affected Products
- Ivanti Connect Secure versions 22.7R2.5 and prior
- Pulse Connect Secure (EoS) versions 9.1R18.9 and prior
- Ivanti Policy Secure versions 22.7R1.3 and prior
- ZTA Gateways versions 22.8R2 and prior
4.0 Indicator of Compromise (IOCs)
| Code Family | MD5 | Filename | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| TRAILBLAZE | 4628a501088c31f53b5c9ddf6788e835 | /tmp/.i | In-memory dropper |
| BRUSHFIRE | e5192258c27e712c7acf80303e68980b | /tmp/.r | Passive backdoor |
| SPAWNSNARE | 6e01ef1367ea81994578526b3bd331d6 | /bin/dsma in | Kernel extractor & encryptor |
| SPAWNWAVE | ce2b6a554ae46b5eb7d79ca5e7f440da | /lib/libdsupgrade.so | Implant utility |
| SPAWNSLOTH | 10659b392e7f5b30b375b94cae4fdca0 | /tmp/.liblogblock.so | Log tampering utility |
5.0 Recommendations
CyberSecurity Malaysia encourages users and administrators to review Ivanti Security Release for more information and apply the necessary updates.
Kindly refer to the following URLs for more information:
Generally, Cyber999 advises the users of these devices to be updated with the latest security announcements by the vendor and follow best practice security policies to determine which updates should be applied.
For further enquiries, please contact Cyber999 Incident Response Centre through the following channels:
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5.0 References
- https://www.ivanti.com/blog/topics/security-advisory
- https://forums.ivanti.com/s/article/April-Security-Advisory-Ivanti-Connect-Secure-Policy-Secure-ZTA-Gateways-CVE-2025-22457?language=en_US
- https://cloud.google.com/blog/topics/threat-intelligence/china-nexus-exploiting-critical-ivanti-vulnerability/