{"id":56588,"date":"2025-07-02T03:58:42","date_gmt":"2025-07-02T03:58:42","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2025-10-02T08:06:40","modified_gmt":"2025-10-02T14:06:40","slug":"cve-2025-22460-privilege-escalation-vulnerability-in-ivanti-cloud-services-application","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-22460-privilege-escalation-vulnerability-in-ivanti-cloud-services-application\/","title":{"rendered":"<strong>CVE-2025-22460: Privilege Escalation Vulnerability in Ivanti Cloud Services Application<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Overview<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) system recently identified a notable vulnerability in the Ivanti Cloud Services Application, designated as CVE-2025-22460. This vulnerability is significant because it affects all versions of the application prior to 5.0.5 and allows a local authenticated attacker to escalate their privileges through the use of default credentials. Considering the widespread use of Ivanti Cloud Services in many organizations, this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-6292-critical-vulnerability-in-d-link-dir-825-2-03-leads-to-stack-based-buffer-overflow\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"63008\">vulnerability is a major concern as it could lead<\/a> to potential system compromise and data leakage.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Vulnerability Summary<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>CVE ID: CVE-2025-22460<br \/>\nSeverity: High (7.8 CVSS Severity Score)<br \/>\nAttack Vector: Local<br \/>\nPrivileges Required: Low (Authenticated)<br \/>\nUser Interaction: None<br \/>\nImpact: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-6370-critical-vulnerability-in-d-link-dir-619l-2-06b01-leading-to-potential-system-compromise\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"63632\">Potential system<\/a> compromise or data leakage<\/p>\n<p><strong>Affected Products<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-119520760\" 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: 720px;\">\r\n  <h2 style=\"margin-top: 0; font-size: 22px; font-weight: 600; display: flex; align-items: center; letter-spacing: -0.02em;\">\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\" style=\"display: inline-flex; align-items: center; margin-right: 10px;\">\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: 42px; height: 42px;\" \/>\r\n    <\/a>\r\n    Share secrets securely\r\n  <\/h2>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"margin-bottom: 14px; color: #d1d5db;\">\r\n    Ameeba is private infrastructure for communication and sensitive work built on encrypted identity instead of exposed corporate identity systems.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"margin-bottom: 18px; color: #a1a1aa;\">\r\n    Passwords, credentials, confidential files, screenshots, internal discussions, sensitive AI context, and private coordination should not become exposed across ordinary communication platforms.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <ul style=\"list-style: none; padding-left: 0; margin-bottom: 24px; color: #e4e4e7;\">\r\n    <li style=\"margin-bottom: 8px;\">\u2022 Encrypted identity<\/li>\r\n    <li style=\"margin-bottom: 8px;\">\u2022 Private Spaces for organizations and teams<\/li>\r\n    <li style=\"margin-bottom: 8px;\">\u2022 End-to-end encrypted chat, calls, files, and notes<\/li>\r\n    <li style=\"margin-bottom: 8px;\">\u2022 Sensitive AI work and protected collaboration<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 Built for information that cannot leak<\/li>\r\n  <\/ul>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"font-style: italic; font-weight: 600; margin-bottom: 24px; color: #ffffff;\">\r\n    Our mission is to secure human work alongside AI.\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: 8px; font-weight: 500;\">\r\n      Download Ameeba\r\n    <\/a>\r\n\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\" style=\"border: 1px solid #ffffff; color: #ffffff; padding: 10px 20px; text-decoration: none; border-radius: 8px; font-weight: 500;\">\r\n      Learn More\r\n    <\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p>Product | Affected Versions<\/p>\n<p>Ivanti <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-4046-missing-authorization-vulnerability-in-lexmark-cloud-services-badge-management\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"80802\">Cloud Services<\/a> Application | Before 5.0.5<\/p>\n<p><strong>How the Exploit Works<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The flaw resides in the utilization of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-8731-default-credentials-vulnerability-in-trendnet-devices\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"82273\">default credentials<\/a> within the Ivanti Cloud Services Application. An attacker who is already authenticated on the local system can exploit this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-43586-adobe-commerce-improper-access-control-vulnerability-leading-to-privilege-escalation\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"63134\">vulnerability by leveraging these default credentials to escalate their privileges<\/a>. This could potentially allow the attacker to gain high-level access to the system, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-4981-critical-file-extraction-vulnerability-in-mattermost-leading-to-potential-remote-code-execution\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"63093\">leading to system compromise and the potential<\/a> for data leakage.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Conceptual Example Code<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-3585011414\" class=\"ameeb-content ameeb-entity-placement\"><div class=\"poptin-embedded\" data-id=\"f6b387694f681\"><\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<\/div>\n<p>Assuming the attacker is already authenticated on the system, they could possibly exploit the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-41663-a-high-risk-command-injection-vulnerability-in-wwh-servers\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"63043\">vulnerability with a command<\/a> similar to the following:<\/p>\n<pre><code class=\"\" data-line=\"\">$ ivanti-cli --username default --password default --escalate-privileges<\/code><\/pre>\n<p>This command hypothetically logs the attacker in using the default credentials and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2023-47031-critical-privilege-escalation-vulnerability-in-ncr-terminal-handler\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"63631\">escalates their privileges<\/a> within the Ivanti Cloud Services Application. This is a conceptual example and the exact <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-3499-unauthenticated-rest-apis-expose-system-to-os-command-injection-attacks\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"77675\">command may vary depending on the system<\/a> configuration and the specific version of the Ivanti application.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Suggested Mitigation<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The primary mitigation for this vulnerability is to apply the vendor-supplied patch, which is available for Ivanti Cloud Services Application version 5.0.5 and later. If immediate patching is not possible, temporary mitigation can be achieved through the use of a Web Application Firewall (WAF) or an Intrusion Detection System (IDS). These systems can be <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-6513-brain2-database-configuration-file-access-vulnerability-in-standard-windows-users\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"64520\">configured to recognize and block attempts to exploit this vulnerability<\/a>. Furthermore, changing the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-35452-default-shared-credentials-vulnerability-in-ptzoptics-and-other-valuehd-based-cameras\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"87744\">default credentials<\/a> as soon as possible is also a highly recommended security practice.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Overview The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) system recently identified a notable vulnerability in the Ivanti Cloud Services Application, designated as CVE-2025-22460. This vulnerability is significant because it affects all versions of the application prior to 5.0.5 and allows a local authenticated attacker to escalate their privileges through the use of default credentials. 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