CVE-2025-5468 — UNIX Symbolic Link (Symlink) Following in Ivanti Connect Secure

CWE-61 — UNIX Symbolic Link (Symlink) Following3 documents3 sources
Severity
5.5MEDIUMNVD
EPSS
0.1%
top 76.55%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
4
Ivanti Connect SecureIvanti Neurons FOR Secure AccessIvanti Policy Secure+1 more
Timeline
PublishedAug 12

Description

Improper handling of symbolic links in Ivanti Connect Secure before version 22.7R2.8 or 22.8R2, Ivanti Policy Secure before 22.7R1.5, Ivanti ZTA Gateway before 22.8R2.3-723 and Ivanti Neurons for Secure Access before 22.8R1.4 (Fix deployed on 02-Aug-2025) allows a local authenticated attacker to read arbitrary files on disk.

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:NExploitability: 1.8 | Impact: 3.6

Affected Packages4 packages

▶NVDivanti/policy_secure< 22.7+1
▶NVDivanti/connect_secure< 22.7+1
▶NVDivanti/neurons< 22.8+1

🔴Vulnerability Details

2
CVEList
CVE-2025-5468: Improper handling of symbolic links in Ivanti Connect Secure before version 22↗2025-08-12
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GHSA
GHSA-3pr6-5rrr-cqpq: Improper handling of symbolic links in Ivanti Connect Secure before version 22↗2025-08-12
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