{"id":20848,"date":"2025-04-10T16:16:05","date_gmt":"2025-04-10T16:16:05","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2025-11-03T09:09:44","modified_gmt":"2025-11-03T15:09:44","slug":"cve-2025-22457-critical-stack-based-buffer-overflow-in-ivanti-connect-secure","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-22457-critical-stack-based-buffer-overflow-in-ivanti-connect-secure\/","title":{"rendered":"CVE-2025-22457: Critical Stack-Based Buffer Overflow in Ivanti Connect Secure"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"\" data-start=\"96\" data-end=\"108\"><strong data-start=\"96\" data-end=\"108\">Overview<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"110\" data-end=\"305\"><span class=\"relative -mx-px my-[-0.2rem] rounded-sm px-px py-[0.2rem]\">CVE-2025-22457 is a critical stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability identified in Ivanti <a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" href=\"https:\/\/chat.ameeba.com\"   title=\"Connect\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"24155\">Connect<\/a> Secure (ICS), <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2023-46805-authentication-bypass-vulnerability-in-ivanti-ics-and-ivanti-policy-secure\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"33872\">Ivanti Policy<\/a> Secure, and Ivanti ZTA Gateways.<\/span> <span class=\"relative -mx-px my-[-0.2rem] rounded-sm px-px py-[0.2rem]\">This flaw allows remote, unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected systems, posing significant security risks.<\/span> <span class=\"relative -mx-px my-[-0.2rem] rounded-sm px-px py-[0.2rem]\">The vulnerability affects ICS versions prior to 22.7R2.6, Policy Secure versions before 22.7R1.4, and ZTA Gateways versions before 22.8R2.2.<\/span> \u200b<span class=\"ms-1 inline-flex max-w-full items-center relative top-[-0.094rem]\"><a class=\"flex h-6 overflow-hidden rounded-xl px-2.5 text-[0.5625em] font-medium text-token-text-secondary! bg-[#F4F4F4]! dark:bg-[#303030]!\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tenable.com\/cve\/CVE-2025-22457?utm_source=chatgpt.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"relative bottom-0 left-0 flex h-full w-full items-center\"><span class=\"flex h-4 w-full items-center justify-between absolute\"><span class=\"max-w-full grow truncate overflow-hidden text-center\">TechRadar<\/span><span class=\"ms-1 -me-1 flex h-full items-center rounded-full px-1 text-[#8F8F8F]\">+15<\/span><\/span><span class=\"flex h-4 w-full items-center justify-between\"><span class=\"max-w-full grow truncate overflow-hidden text-center\">Tenable\u00ae<\/span><span class=\"ms-1 -me-1 flex h-full items-center rounded-full px-1 text-[#8F8F8F]\">+15<\/span><\/span><span class=\"flex h-4 w-full items-center justify-between absolute\"><span class=\"max-w-full grow truncate overflow-hidden text-center\">NVD<\/span><span class=\"ms-1 -me-1 flex h-full items-center rounded-full px-1 text-[#8F8F8F]\">+15<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><span class=\"\" data-state=\"closed\"><span class=\"ms-1 inline-flex max-w-full items-center relative top-[-0.094rem]\"><a class=\"flex h-6 overflow-hidden rounded-xl px-2.5 text-[0.5625em] font-medium text-token-text-secondary! bg-[#F4F4F4]! dark:bg-[#303030]!\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rapid7.com\/blog\/post\/2025\/04\/03\/etr-ivanti-connect-secure-cve-2025-22457-exploited-in-the-wild\/?utm_source=chatgpt.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"relative bottom-0 left-0 flex h-full w-full items-center\"><span class=\"flex h-4 w-full items-center justify-between absolute\"><span class=\"max-w-full grow truncate overflow-hidden text-center\">SANS Institute<\/span><span class=\"ms-1 -me-1 flex h-full items-center rounded-full px-1 text-[#8F8F8F]\">+5<\/span><\/span><span class=\"flex h-4 w-full items-center justify-between\"><span class=\"max-w-full grow truncate overflow-hidden text-center\">Rapid7<\/span><span class=\"ms-1 -me-1 flex h-full items-center rounded-full px-1 text-[#8F8F8F]\">+5<\/span><\/span><span class=\"flex h-4 w-full items-center justify-between absolute\"><span class=\"max-w-full grow truncate overflow-hidden text-center\">NVD<\/span><span class=\"ms-1 -me-1 flex h-full items-center rounded-full px-1 text-[#8F8F8F]\">+5<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/span><span class=\"ms-1 inline-flex max-w-full items-center relative top-[-0.094rem]\"><a class=\"flex h-6 overflow-hidden rounded-xl px-2.5 text-[0.5625em] font-medium text-token-text-secondary! bg-[#F4F4F4]! dark:bg-[#303030]!\" href=\"https:\/\/nvd.nist.gov\/vuln\/detail\/CVE-2025-22457?utm_source=chatgpt.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"relative bottom-0 left-0 flex h-full w-full items-center\"><span class=\"flex h-4 w-full items-center justify-between absolute\"><span class=\"max-w-full grow truncate overflow-hidden text-center\">Ivanti Community<\/span><span class=\"ms-1 -me-1 flex h-full items-center rounded-full px-1 text-[#8F8F8F]\">+10<\/span><\/span><span class=\"flex h-4 w-full items-center justify-between\"><span class=\"max-w-full grow truncate overflow-hidden text-center\">NVD<\/span><span class=\"ms-1 -me-1 flex h-full items-center rounded-full px-1 text-[#8F8F8F]\">+10<\/span><\/span><span class=\"flex h-4 w-full items-center justify-between absolute\"><span class=\"max-w-full grow truncate overflow-hidden text-center\">Tenable\u00ae<\/span><span class=\"ms-1 -me-1 flex h-full items-center rounded-full px-1 text-[#8F8F8F]\">+10<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"307\" data-end=\"332\"><strong data-start=\"307\" data-end=\"332\">Vulnerability Summary<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"334\" data-end=\"995\">\n<li class=\"\" data-start=\"334\" data-end=\"429\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"336\" data-end=\"429\"><strong data-start=\"336\" data-end=\"347\">CVE ID:<\/strong> <span class=\"relative -mx-px my-[-0.2rem] rounded-sm px-px py-[0.2rem]\">CVE-2025-22457<\/span>\u200b<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"\" data-start=\"430\" data-end=\"527\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"432\" data-end=\"527\"><strong data-start=\"432\" data-end=\"445\">Severity:<\/strong> <span class=\"relative -mx-px my-[-0.2rem] rounded-sm px-px py-[0.2rem]\">Critical (CVSS score: 9.0)<\/span>\u200b<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"\" data-start=\"528\" data-end=\"632\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"530\" data-end=\"632\"><strong data-start=\"530\" data-end=\"548\">Attack Vector:<\/strong> <span class=\"relative -mx-px my-[-0.2rem] rounded-sm px-px py-[0.2rem]\">Network<\/span>\u200b<span class=\"ms-1 inline-flex max-w-full items-center relative top-[-0.094rem]\"><a class=\"flex h-6 overflow-hidden rounded-xl px-2.5 text-[0.5625em] font-medium text-token-text-secondary! bg-[#F4F4F4]! dark:bg-[#303030]!\" href=\"https:\/\/cloud.google.com\/blog\/topics\/threat-intelligence\/china-nexus-exploiting-critical-ivanti-vulnerability?utm_source=chatgpt.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"relative bottom-0 left-0 flex h-full w-full items-center\"><span class=\"flex h-4 w-full items-center justify-between\"><span class=\"max-w-full grow truncate overflow-hidden text-center\">Google Cloud<\/span><span class=\"ms-1 -me-1 flex h-full items-center rounded-full px-1 text-[#8F8F8F]\">+1<\/span><\/span><span class=\"flex h-4 w-full items-center justify-between absolute\"><span class=\"max-w-full grow truncate overflow-hidden text-center\">CISA<\/span><span class=\"ms-1 -me-1 flex h-full items-center rounded-full px-1 text-[#8F8F8F]\">+1<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"\" data-start=\"633\" data-end=\"745\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"635\" data-end=\"745\"><strong data-start=\"635\" data-end=\"659\">Privileges Required:<\/strong> <span class=\"relative -mx-px my-[-0.2rem] rounded-sm px-px py-[0.2rem]\">None<\/span>\u200b<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"\" data-start=\"746\" data-end=\"855\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"748\" data-end=\"855\"><strong data-start=\"748\" data-end=\"769\">User Interaction:<\/strong> <span class=\"relative -mx-px my-[-0.2rem] rounded-sm px-px py-[0.2rem]\">None<\/span>\u200b<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"\" data-start=\"856\" data-end=\"995\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"858\" data-end=\"995\"><strong data-start=\"858\" data-end=\"869\">Impact:<\/strong> <span class=\"relative -mx-px my-[-0.2rem] rounded-sm px-px py-[0.2rem]\">Allows <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2024-21625-critical-remote-code-execution-vulnerability-in-network-protocol\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"24240\">remote code execution<\/a>, potentially leading to full system compromise.<\/span> \u200b<span class=\"ms-1 inline-flex max-w-full items-center relative top-[-0.094rem]\"><a class=\"flex h-6 overflow-hidden rounded-xl px-2.5 text-[0.5625em] font-medium text-token-text-secondary! bg-[#F4F4F4]! dark:bg-[#303030]!\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cert.govt.nz\/advisories\/cve-2025-22457-affecting-certain-ivanti-products\/?utm_source=chatgpt.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"relative bottom-0 left-0 flex h-full w-full items-center\"><span class=\"flex h-4 w-full items-center justify-between\"><span class=\"max-w-full grow truncate overflow-hidden text-center\">CERT NZ<\/span><span class=\"ms-1 -me-1 flex h-full items-center rounded-full px-1 text-[#8F8F8F]\">+1<\/span><\/span><span class=\"flex h-4 w-full items-center justify-between absolute\"><span class=\"max-w-full grow truncate overflow-hidden text-center\">SANS Institute<\/span><span class=\"ms-1 -me-1 flex h-full items-center rounded-full px-1 text-[#8F8F8F]\">+1<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"997\" data-end=\"1018\"><strong data-start=\"997\" data-end=\"1018\">Affected Products<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"overflow-x-auto bg-no-repeat contain-inline-size\">\n<table data-start=\"1020\" data-end=\"1467\">\n<thead data-start=\"1020\" data-end=\"1079\">\n<tr data-start=\"1020\" data-end=\"1079\">\n<th data-start=\"1020\" data-end=\"1046\">Product<\/th>\n<th data-start=\"1046\" data-end=\"1079\">Affected Versions<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody data-start=\"1140\" data-end=\"1467\">\n<tr data-start=\"1140\" data-end=\"1232\">\n<td><span class=\"relative -mx-px my-[-0.2rem] rounded-sm px-px py-[0.2rem]\">Ivanti <a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" href=\"https:\/\/chat.ameeba.com\"   title=\"Connect\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"24158\">Connect<\/a> Secure<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span class=\"relative -mx-px my-[-0.2rem] rounded-sm px-px py-[0.2rem]\">Versions before 22.7R2.6<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr data-start=\"1233\" data-end=\"1326\">\n<td><span class=\"relative -mx-px my-[-0.2rem] rounded-sm px-px py-[0.2rem]\">Ivanti <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-1763-cross-site-scripting-and-content-security-policy-bypass-in-gitlab-ee\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"57346\">Policy Secure<\/a><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span class=\"relative -mx-px my-[-0.2rem] rounded-sm px-px py-[0.2rem]\">Versions before 22.7R1.4<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr data-start=\"1327\" data-end=\"1467\">\n<td><span class=\"relative -mx-px my-[-0.2rem] rounded-sm px-px py-[0.2rem]\">Ivanti ZTA Gateways<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span class=\"relative -mx-px my-[-0.2rem] rounded-sm px-px py-[0.2rem]\">Versions before 22.8R2.2<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1510\" data-end=\"1535\"><strong data-start=\"1510\" data-end=\"1535\">How the Exploit Works<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-3458361092\" class=\"ameeb-content-2 ameeb-entity-placement\"><div style=\"border-left: 4px solid #555; padding-left: 20px; margin: 48px 0; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; color: #ffffff; line-height: 1.6; max-width: 700px;\">\r\n  <h2 style=\"margin-top: 0; font-size: 20px; font-weight: 600; display: flex; align-items: center;\">\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\" style=\"display: inline-flex; align-items: center; margin-right: 8px;\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Best-App-icon-Ameeba.png\" alt=\"Ameeba Chat Icon\" style=\"width: 40px; height: 40px;\" \/>\r\n    <\/a>\r\n    A new way to communicate\r\n  <\/h2>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"margin-bottom: 12px;\">\r\n    Ameeba Chat is built on encrypted identity, not personal profiles.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"margin-bottom: 16px;\">\r\n    Message, call, share files, and coordinate with identities kept separate.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <ul style=\"list-style: none; padding-left: 0; margin-bottom: 20px;\">\r\n    <li>\u2022 Encrypted identity<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 Ameeba Chat authenticates access<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 Aliases and categories<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 End-to-end encrypted chat, calls, and files<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 Secure notes for sensitive information<\/li>\r\n  <\/ul>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"font-style: italic; font-weight: 600; margin-bottom: 24px;\">\r\n    Private communication, rethought.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <div style=\"display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 12px;\">\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\/download\" style=\"background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; padding: 10px 20px; text-decoration: none; border-radius: 6px; font-weight: 500;\">Download Ameeba Chat<\/a>\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\" style=\"border: 1px solid #ffffff; color: #ffffff; padding: 10px 20px; text-decoration: none; border-radius: 6px; font-weight: 500;\">Learn More<\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1537\" data-end=\"1742\"><span class=\"relative -mx-px my-[-0.2rem] rounded-sm px-px py-[0.2rem]\">The vulnerability stems from a stack-based <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-3011-uncovering-the-dangers-of-a-sophisticated-buffer-overflow-attack\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"24172\">buffer overflow<\/a>, which can be exploited by sending specially crafted requests to the affected devices.<\/span> <span class=\"relative -mx-px my-[-0.2rem] rounded-sm px-px py-[0.2rem]\">Successful exploitation allows attackers to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2023-29048-remote-code-execution-via-oxmf-template-injection-in-open-xchange-app-suite\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"24564\">execute arbitrary code remotely<\/a> without authentication.<\/span> <span class=\"relative -mx-px my-[-0.2rem] rounded-sm px-px py-[0.2rem]\">Notably, threat actors have been observed deploying malware families such as TRAILBLAZE (an in-memory dropper) and BUSHFIRE (a passive backdoor) following exploitation.<\/span> \u200b<span class=\"ms-1 inline-flex max-w-full items-center relative top-[-0.094rem]\"><a class=\"flex h-6 overflow-hidden rounded-xl px-2.5 text-[0.5625em] font-medium text-token-text-secondary! bg-[#F4F4F4]! dark:bg-[#303030]!\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sans.org\/newsletters\/at-risk\/xxv-14\/?utm_source=chatgpt.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"relative bottom-0 left-0 flex h-full w-full items-center\"><span class=\"flex h-4 w-full items-center justify-between absolute\"><span class=\"max-w-full grow truncate overflow-hidden text-center\">Rapid7<\/span><span class=\"ms-1 -me-1 flex h-full items-center rounded-full px-1 text-[#8F8F8F]\">+9<\/span><\/span><span class=\"flex h-4 w-full items-center justify-between\"><span class=\"max-w-full grow truncate overflow-hidden text-center\">SANS Institute<\/span><span class=\"ms-1 -me-1 flex h-full items-center rounded-full px-1 text-[#8F8F8F]\">+9<\/span><\/span><span class=\"flex h-4 w-full items-center justify-between absolute\"><span class=\"max-w-full grow truncate overflow-hidden text-center\">CISA<\/span><span class=\"ms-1 -me-1 flex h-full items-center rounded-full px-1 text-[#8F8F8F]\">+9<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><span class=\"ms-1 inline-flex max-w-full items-center relative top-[-0.094rem]\"><a class=\"flex h-6 overflow-hidden rounded-xl px-2.5 text-[0.5625em] font-medium text-token-text-secondary! bg-[#F4F4F4]! dark:bg-[#303030]!\" href=\"https:\/\/www.techradar.com\/pro\/security\/ivanti-patches-serious-connect-secure-flaw?utm_source=chatgpt.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"relative bottom-0 left-0 flex h-full w-full items-center\"><span class=\"flex h-4 w-full items-center justify-between absolute\"><span class=\"max-w-full grow truncate overflow-hidden text-center\">Truesec<\/span><span class=\"ms-1 -me-1 flex h-full items-center rounded-full px-1 text-[#8F8F8F]\">+2<\/span><\/span><span class=\"flex h-4 w-full items-center justify-between\"><span class=\"max-w-full grow truncate overflow-hidden text-center\">TechRadar<\/span><span class=\"ms-1 -me-1 flex h-full items-center rounded-full px-1 text-[#8F8F8F]\">+2<\/span><\/span><span class=\"flex h-4 w-full items-center justify-between absolute\"><span class=\"max-w-full grow truncate overflow-hidden text-center\">Google Cloud<\/span><span class=\"ms-1 -me-1 flex h-full items-center rounded-full px-1 text-[#8F8F8F]\">+2<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1744\" data-end=\"1763\"><strong data-start=\"1744\" data-end=\"1763\">Potential Risks<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1765\" data-end=\"1850\"><span class=\"relative -mx-px my-[-0.2rem] rounded-sm px-px py-[0.2rem]\">Exploitation of this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/a-vulnerable-europe-the-cybersecurity-threat-from-the-u-s-that-could-lead-to-a-national-shutdown\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"25409\">vulnerability can lead<\/a> to:\u200b<\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"1852\" data-end=\"2291\">\n<li class=\"\" data-start=\"1852\" data-end=\"1939\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1854\" data-end=\"1939\"><span class=\"relative -mx-px my-[-0.2rem] rounded-sm px-px py-[0.2rem]\">Unauthorized remote code execution<\/span>\u200b<span class=\"\" data-state=\"closed\"><span class=\"ms-1 inline-flex max-w-full items-center relative top-[-0.094rem]\"><a class=\"flex h-6 overflow-hidden rounded-xl px-2.5 text-[0.5625em] font-medium text-token-text-secondary! bg-[#F4F4F4]! dark:bg-[#303030]!\" href=\"https:\/\/cloud.google.com\/blog\/topics\/threat-intelligence\/china-nexus-exploiting-critical-ivanti-vulnerability?utm_source=chatgpt.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"relative bottom-0 left-0 flex h-full w-full items-center\"><span class=\"flex h-4 w-full items-center justify-between absolute\"><span class=\"max-w-full grow truncate overflow-hidden text-center\">NVD<\/span><span class=\"ms-1 -me-1 flex h-full items-center rounded-full px-1 text-[#8F8F8F]\">+4<\/span><\/span><span class=\"flex h-4 w-full items-center justify-between\"><span class=\"max-w-full grow truncate overflow-hidden text-center\">Google Cloud<\/span><span class=\"ms-1 -me-1 flex h-full items-center rounded-full px-1 text-[#8F8F8F]\">+4<\/span><\/span><span class=\"flex h-4 w-full items-center justify-between absolute\"><span class=\"max-w-full grow truncate overflow-hidden text-center\">Rapid7<\/span><span class=\"ms-1 -me-1 flex h-full items-center rounded-full px-1 text-[#8F8F8F]\">+4<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"\" data-start=\"1940\" data-end=\"2027\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1942\" data-end=\"2027\"><span class=\"relative -mx-px my-[-0.2rem] rounded-sm px-px py-[0.2rem]\">Deployment of persistent malware<\/span>\u200b<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"\" data-start=\"2028\" data-end=\"2115\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"2030\" data-end=\"2115\"><span class=\"relative -mx-px my-[-0.2rem] rounded-sm px-px py-[0.2rem]\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2024-0576-critical-vulnerability-in-totolink-lr1200gb-leading-to-potential-system-compromise\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"29424\">Potential full system<\/a> compromise\u200b<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"\" data-start=\"2116\" data-end=\"2203\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"2118\" data-end=\"2203\"><span class=\"relative -mx-px my-[-0.2rem] rounded-sm px-px py-[0.2rem]\">Access to sensitive data<\/span>\u200b<span class=\"ms-1 inline-flex max-w-full items-center relative top-[-0.094rem]\"><a class=\"flex h-6 overflow-hidden rounded-xl px-2.5 text-[0.5625em] font-medium text-token-text-secondary! bg-[#F4F4F4]! dark:bg-[#303030]!\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sans.org\/newsletters\/at-risk\/xxv-14\/?utm_source=chatgpt.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"relative bottom-0 left-0 flex h-full w-full items-center\"><span class=\"flex h-4 w-full items-center justify-between overflow-hidden\"><span class=\"max-w-full grow truncate overflow-hidden text-center\">SANS Institute<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"\" data-start=\"2204\" data-end=\"2291\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"2206\" data-end=\"2291\"><span class=\"relative -mx-px my-[-0.2rem] rounded-sm px-px py-[0.2rem]\">Further infiltration into connected networks<\/span>\u200b<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"2293\" data-end=\"2378\"><span class=\"relative -mx-px my-[-0.2rem] rounded-sm px-px py-[0.2rem]\">Given the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2023-41288-critical-buffer-overflow-vulnerability-in-openssh\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"24183\">critical nature and active exploitation of this vulnerability<\/a>, the risks are substantial.<\/span>\u200b<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"2380\" data-end=\"2410\"><strong data-start=\"2380\" data-end=\"2410\">Mitigation Recommendations<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"2412\" data-end=\"2446\">To protect against CVE-2025-22457:<\/p>\n<ol data-start=\"2448\" data-end=\"3148\">\n<li class=\"\" data-start=\"2448\" data-end=\"2600\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"2451\" data-end=\"2600\"><strong data-start=\"2451\" data-end=\"2474\">Immediate Patching:<\/strong> <span class=\"relative -mx-px my-[-0.2rem] rounded-sm px-px py-[0.2rem]\">Update <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cisa-s-addition-of-ivanti-connect-secure-flaw-to-kev-catalog-a-deep-look-into-cybersecurity-implications\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"30010\">Ivanti Connect Secure<\/a> to version 22.7R2.6 or later, Ivanti Policy Secure to version 22.7R1.4 or later, and Ivanti ZTA Gateways to version 22.8R2.2 or later.<\/span> \u200b<span class=\"ms-1 inline-flex max-w-full items-center relative top-[-0.094rem]\"><a class=\"flex h-6 overflow-hidden rounded-xl px-2.5 text-[0.5625em] font-medium text-token-text-secondary! bg-[#F4F4F4]! dark:bg-[#303030]!\" href=\"https:\/\/nvd.nist.gov\/vuln\/detail\/CVE-2025-22457?utm_source=chatgpt.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"relative bottom-0 left-0 flex h-full w-full items-center\"><span class=\"flex h-4 w-full items-center justify-between absolute\"><span class=\"max-w-full grow truncate overflow-hidden text-center\">Google Cloud<\/span><span class=\"ms-1 -me-1 flex h-full items-center rounded-full px-1 text-[#8F8F8F]\">+14<\/span><\/span><span class=\"flex h-4 w-full items-center justify-between\"><span class=\"max-w-full grow truncate overflow-hidden text-center\">NVD<\/span><span class=\"ms-1 -me-1 flex h-full items-center rounded-full px-1 text-[#8F8F8F]\">+14<\/span><\/span><span class=\"flex h-4 w-full items-center justify-between absolute\"><span class=\"max-w-full grow truncate overflow-hidden text-center\">Tenable\u00ae<\/span><span class=\"ms-1 -me-1 flex h-full items-center rounded-full px-1 text-[#8F8F8F]\">+14<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"\" data-start=\"2602\" data-end=\"2752\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"2605\" data-end=\"2752\"><strong data-start=\"2605\" data-end=\"2626\">Integrity Checks:<\/strong> <span class=\"relative -mx-px my-[-0.2rem] rounded-sm px-px py-[0.2rem]\">Run Ivanti&#8217;s Integrity Checker Tool (ICT) to detect <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2023-33114-npu-memory-corruption-leading-to-potential-system-compromise-or-data-leakage\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"33873\">potential compromises<\/a>.<\/span> \u200b<span class=\"ms-1 inline-flex max-w-full items-center relative top-[-0.094rem]\"><a class=\"flex h-6 overflow-hidden rounded-xl px-2.5 text-[0.5625em] font-medium text-token-text-secondary! bg-[#F4F4F4]! dark:bg-[#303030]!\" href=\"https:\/\/www.techradar.com\/pro\/security\/ivanti-patches-serious-connect-secure-flaw?utm_source=chatgpt.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"relative bottom-0 left-0 flex h-full w-full items-center\"><span class=\"flex h-4 w-full items-center justify-between absolute\"><span class=\"max-w-full grow truncate overflow-hidden text-center\">CISA<\/span><span class=\"ms-1 -me-1 flex h-full items-center rounded-full px-1 text-[#8F8F8F]\">+3<\/span><\/span><span class=\"flex h-4 w-full items-center justify-between\"><span class=\"max-w-full grow truncate overflow-hidden text-center\">TechRadar<\/span><span class=\"ms-1 -me-1 flex h-full items-center rounded-full px-1 text-[#8F8F8F]\">+3<\/span><\/span><span class=\"flex h-4 w-full items-center justify-between absolute\"><span class=\"max-w-full grow truncate overflow-hidden text-center\">CISA<\/span><span class=\"ms-1 -me-1 flex h-full items-center rounded-full px-1 text-[#8F8F8F]\">+3<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"\" data-start=\"2754\" data-end=\"2916\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"2757\" data-end=\"2916\"><strong data-start=\"2757\" data-end=\"2790\">Factory Reset if Compromised:<\/strong> <span class=\"relative -mx-px my-[-0.2rem] rounded-sm px-px py-[0.2rem]\">If ICT indicates a compromise, perform a factory reset on the appliance and reinitialize it with the updated version before returning it to production.<\/span> \u200b<span class=\"ms-1 inline-flex max-w-full items-center relative top-[-0.094rem]\"><a class=\"flex h-6 overflow-hidden rounded-xl px-2.5 text-[0.5625em] font-medium text-token-text-secondary! bg-[#F4F4F4]! dark:bg-[#303030]!\" href=\"https:\/\/www.truesec.com\/hub\/blog\/cve-2025-22457-ivanti-buffer-overflow-vulnerability?utm_source=chatgpt.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"relative bottom-0 left-0 flex h-full w-full items-center\"><span class=\"flex h-4 w-full items-center justify-between absolute\"><span class=\"max-w-full grow truncate overflow-hidden text-center\">CISA<\/span><span class=\"ms-1 -me-1 flex h-full items-center rounded-full px-1 text-[#8F8F8F]\">+3<\/span><\/span><span class=\"flex h-4 w-full items-center justify-between\"><span class=\"max-w-full grow truncate overflow-hidden text-center\">Truesec<\/span><span class=\"ms-1 -me-1 flex h-full items-center rounded-full px-1 text-[#8F8F8F]\">+3<\/span><\/span><span class=\"flex h-4 w-full items-center justify-between absolute\"><span class=\"max-w-full grow truncate overflow-hidden text-center\">Rapid7<\/span><span class=\"ms-1 -me-1 flex h-full items-center rounded-full px-1 text-[#8F8F8F]\">+3<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"\" data-start=\"2918\" data-end=\"3027\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"2921\" data-end=\"3027\"><strong data-start=\"2921\" data-end=\"2941\">Monitor Systems:<\/strong> <span class=\"relative -mx-px my-[-0.2rem] rounded-sm px-px py-[0.2rem]\">Continuously monitor authentication and identity <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-47986-universal-print-management-service-exploit-elevates-privileges\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"92308\">management services<\/a> for unusual activity.<\/span>\u200b<span class=\"ms-1 inline-flex max-w-full items-center relative top-[-0.094rem]\"><a class=\"flex h-6 overflow-hidden rounded-xl px-2.5 text-[0.5625em] font-medium text-token-text-secondary! bg-[#F4F4F4]! dark:bg-[#303030]!\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cisa.gov\/news-events\/alerts\/2025\/04\/04\/ivanti-releases-security-updates-connect-secure-policy-secure-zta-gateways-vulnerability-cve-2025?utm_source=chatgpt.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"relative bottom-0 left-0 flex h-full w-full items-center\"><span class=\"flex h-4 w-full items-center justify-between\"><span class=\"max-w-full grow truncate overflow-hidden text-center\">CISA<\/span><span class=\"ms-1 -me-1 flex h-full items-center rounded-full px-1 text-[#8F8F8F]\">+1<\/span><\/span><span class=\"flex h-4 w-full items-center justify-between absolute\"><span class=\"max-w-full grow truncate overflow-hidden text-center\">CISA<\/span><span class=\"ms-1 -me-1 flex h-full items-center rounded-full px-1 text-[#8F8F8F]\">+1<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"\" data-start=\"3029\" data-end=\"3148\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"3032\" data-end=\"3148\"><strong data-start=\"3032\" data-end=\"3062\">Audit Privileged Accounts:<\/strong> <span class=\"relative -mx-px my-[-0.2rem] rounded-sm px-px py-[0.2rem]\">Regularly audit accounts with elevated privileges to ensure no unauthorized <a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\"   title=\"access\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"24156\">access<\/a>.<\/span>\u200b<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"3150\" data-end=\"3164\"><strong data-start=\"3150\" data-end=\"3164\">Conclusion<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"3166\" data-end=\"3331\"><span class=\"relative -mx-px my-[-0.2rem] rounded-sm px-px py-[0.2rem]\">CVE-2025-22457 represents a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/biden-administration-s-cybersecurity-executive-order-a-significant-shift-in-national-cybersecurity-policy\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"24447\">significant security threat due to its potential for remote code execution<\/a> without authentication.<\/span> <span class=\"relative -mx-px my-[-0.2rem] rounded-sm px-px py-[0.2rem]\">Organizations using affected Ivanti products should prioritize applying the necessary patches and conducting thorough system <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-4648-integrity-check-vulnerability-in-centreon-web-leading-to-potential-xss-injection\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"49915\">integrity checks<\/a> to mitigate this risk.<\/span> <span class=\"relative -mx-px my-[-0.2rem] rounded-sm px-px py-[0.2rem]\">Proactive measures are essential to safeguard <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cybersecurity-threats-to-energy-storage-systems-a-rising-concern-for-experts\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"25408\">systems against active exploitation by sophisticated threat<\/a> actors.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Overview CVE-2025-22457 is a critical stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability identified in Ivanti Connect Secure (ICS), Ivanti Policy Secure, and Ivanti ZTA Gateways. This flaw allows remote, unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected systems, posing significant security risks. The vulnerability affects ICS versions prior to 22.7R2.6, Policy Secure versions before 22.7R1.4, and ZTA Gateways [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"vendor":[91],"product":[],"attack_vector":[86,80],"asset_type":[],"severity":[],"exploit_status":[],"class_list":["post-20848","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","vendor-google","attack_vector-buffer-overflow","attack_vector-rce"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20848","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=20848"}],"version-history":[{"count":19,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20848\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":85530,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20848\/revisions\/85530"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=20848"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=20848"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=20848"},{"taxonomy":"vendor","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/vendor?post=20848"},{"taxonomy":"product","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product?post=20848"},{"taxonomy":"attack_vector","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/attack_vector?post=20848"},{"taxonomy":"asset_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/asset_type?post=20848"},{"taxonomy":"severity","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/severity?post=20848"},{"taxonomy":"exploit_status","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/exploit_status?post=20848"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}