{"id":75360,"date":"2025-09-16T01:25:29","date_gmt":"2025-09-16T01:25:29","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2025-10-14T11:36:36","modified_gmt":"2025-10-14T17:36:36","slug":"cve-2025-55141-a-critical-missing-authorization-vulnerability-in-ivanti-products","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-55141-a-critical-missing-authorization-vulnerability-in-ivanti-products\/","title":{"rendered":"<strong>CVE-2025-55141: A Critical Missing Authorization Vulnerability in Ivanti Products<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Overview<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Today, we delve into a significant vulnerability, CVE-2025-55141, that affects various Ivanti products. Ivanti, a renowned IT software company, is known for its extensive suite of applications that aid in IT service management, IT asset management, endpoint security, supply-chain management, and more. This vulnerability is particularly concerning as it affects a wide range of Ivanti products, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-7775-critical-memory-overflow-vulnerability-in-netscaler-adc-and-gateway-leading-to-potential-system-compromise\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"83785\">potentially exposing numerous organizations to system<\/a> compromise or data leakage.<br \/>\nThis <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-54336-critical-authentication-bypass-vulnerability-in-plesk-obsidian\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"82829\">vulnerability is a critical<\/a> security issue that grants unauthorized users with read-only admin privileges the ability to alter authentication-related settings. The significance of this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-24775-high-severity-unrestricted-file-upload-vulnerability-in-made-i-t-forms\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"83062\">vulnerability is highlighted by its high CVSS severity<\/a> score of 8.8, emphasizing the potential for serious damage if left unattended.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Vulnerability Summary<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>CVE ID: CVE-2025-55141<br \/>\nSeverity: Critical &#8211; 8.8 (CVSS score)<br \/>\nAttack Vector: Network<br \/>\nPrivileges Required: Low &#8211; Read-only admin privileges<br \/>\nUser Interaction: None required<br \/>\nImpact: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-9253-stack-based-buffer-overflow-on-linksys-wi-fi-range-extenders-leading-to-potential-system-compromise\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"84258\">System compromise and potential<\/a> data leakage<\/p>\n<p><strong>Affected Products<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-1652252825\" 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>Product | Affected Versions<\/p>\n<p>Ivanti Connect Secure | Before 22.7R2.9 or 22.8R2<br \/>\nIvanti <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-9866-google-chrome-extensions-content-security-policy-bypass-vulnerability\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"86609\">Policy Secure<\/a> | Before 22.7R1.6<br \/>\nIvanti ZTA Gateway | Before 2.8R2.3-723<br \/>\nIvanti Neurons for Secure Access | Before 22.8R1.4<\/p>\n<p><strong>How the Exploit Works<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2024-32832-high-risk-authorization-bypass-vulnerability-in-login-with-phone-number\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"85165\">vulnerability stems from a missing authorization<\/a> flaw in the affected Ivanti products. An attacker with read-only admin <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-48581-critical-security-flaw-allowing-local-privilege-escalation-in-mainline-installations\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"87113\">privileges can exploit this flaw<\/a> to manipulate authentication-related settings. This can allow them to escalate their privileges, gain unauthorized access, or alter system configurations, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2022-45134-critical-vulnerability-in-mahara-leading-to-potential-system-compromise\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"82856\">potentially leading to system<\/a> compromise or data leakage. The attack can be carried out <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-37124-unauthenticated-remote-firewall-bypass-on-hpe-aruba-networking-sd-wan-gateways\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"89779\">remotely over a network<\/a> without any user interaction, making it a particularly dangerous vulnerability.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Conceptual Example Code<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-1909413737\" 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>Below is a conceptual example of how this vulnerability might be exploited. In this scenario, an HTTP request is used to manipulate <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2024-50645-authentication-bypass-vulnerability-in-mallchat-v1-0-snapshot\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"82830\">authentication settings on a vulnerable<\/a> endpoint:<\/p>\n<pre><code class=\"\" data-line=\"\">POST \/api\/v1\/auth-config HTTP\/1.1\nHost: target.example.com\nContent-Type: application\/json\nAuthorization: Bearer READ-ONLY-ADMIN-TOKEN\n{\n&quot;auth_method&quot;: &quot;None&quot;,\n&quot;allow_unauthenticated&quot;: true\n}<\/code><\/pre>\n<p>In this example, the attacker is using their read-only admin privileges to change the authentication method to &#8216;None&#8217; and allow unauthenticated access, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-9791-critical-vulnerability-in-tenda-ac20-16-03-08-05-leading-to-potential-system-compromise\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"84963\">potentially granting them unrestricted access to sensitive system<\/a> resources.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Mitigation Guidance<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>To mitigate this vulnerability, it is recommended to apply the vendor patch as soon as possible. Ivanti has released fixes for all affected products. If immediate patching is not possible, using a Web Application Firewall (WAF) or Intrusion Detection System (IDS) can serve as temporary mitigation, helping to detect and block exploit attempts.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Overview Today, we delve into a significant vulnerability, CVE-2025-55141, that affects various Ivanti products. Ivanti, a renowned IT software company, is known for its extensive suite of applications that aid in IT service management, IT asset management, endpoint security, supply-chain management, and more. 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