An attacker can send a specially crafted message to the Wavelink Avalanche Manager, which could result in service disruption or arbitrary co
An attacker can send a specially crafted message to the Wavelink Avalanche Manager, which could result in service disruption or arbitrary code execution. Thanks to a Researcher at Tenable for finding and reporting. Fixed in version 6.4.1.
- Published
- Aug 10, 2023
- Updated
- Jun 17, 2026
- EPSS
- 99.4% · 100th percentile
- CWE
- CWE-787
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Action score
69
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- CVSS
- 39 / 40 · 9.8 / 10
- CISA KEV
- 0 / 30 · Not listed
- EPSS
- 30 / 30 · 99.4%
CISA SSVC decision
- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- total
Vulnrichment: CISA's decision-tree inputs.
CNA vs NVD score
- NVD
- 9.8
- CNA · hackerone
- 8.8
- 1.0 point gap
CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
The score given by the assigning authority versus NVD’s independent score. A gap means the severity is contested.
Affected systems
| Vendor | Product | CPE |
|---|---|---|
| ivanti | avalanche | cpe:2.3:a:ivanti:avalanche |
Affected versions
NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.
- ivanti avalanchebefore 6.4.1
Versions reported by the vendor
Affected version ranges reported by the assigning authority (hackerone). Independent of NVD's CPE analysis and usually ahead of it.
Ivanti Avalanche
- 6.4.1 and later · before 6.4.1not affected
Same product
ivanti: all recordsOther highest-scoring records for the same primary product.
- CVE-2023-46264An unrestricted upload of file with dangerous type vulnerability exists in Avalanche versions 6.4.1 and below that could allow an attacker t66This week
- CVE-2023-32563An unauthenticated attacker could achieve the code execution through a RemoteControl server.66This week
- CVE-2023-46263An unrestricted upload of file with dangerous type vulnerability exists in Avalanche versions 6.4.1 and below that could allow an attacker t64This week
- CVE-2022-36981This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of Ivanti Avalanche 6.3.3.101.64This week
- CVE-2022-36974This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of Ivanti Avalanche 6.3.2.3490.64This week
- CVE-2021-22962An attacker can send a specially crafted request which could lead to leakage of sensitive data or potentially a resource-based DoS attack.63This week
Remediation
Which version to upgrade to
Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.
| Product / package | Fixed version | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Ivanti Avalanche | 6.4.1 · description | Vendor (CNA) |
Exploit status
Weaponized
A ready exploit tool or active in-the-wild use is known for this vulnerability. This should be your top priority.
Evidence
- Metasploit module ×1
- Exploit-DB entry ×1
- Proof-of-concept repository on GitHub ×2
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| Source | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB entry | remote | 2023-09-04 |
| Metasploit module | exploit/windows/misc/ivanti_avalanche_mdm_bofIvanti Avalanche MDM Buffer Overflowexploit | 2023-08-14 |
| Proof-of-concept repository on GitHub | stars:0 | 2023-08-17 |
| Proof-of-concept repository on GitHub | stars:0 | 2024-10-15 |
Research context
For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.
Timeline
From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.
- Published
- Metasploit+3 d
- First PoC+6 d
- TodaySep 30, 2026+1147 d
FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).
Patch and commit links
Commit, PR and diff links among the references. A starting point for patch-diffing and variant hunting; fixes, not exploits.
No commit or PR link among the references.
Credits
All researchersFinders, reporters and analysts named in the CNA record. Click a name for that researcher’s other records.
No credits in the CNA record.
Variant candidates
Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.
No nightly-computed relations.
Chain candidates
An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.
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Bug bounty scope
No known public program.
Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).
Technical details
Attack conditions
- Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it.
- No account or password is required.
- No user action is required.
- No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
If successful
- Confidentiality
- high · data can be read
- Integrity
- high · data or configuration can be modified
- Availability
- high · the service can be disrupted
- Attack vector
- Network
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality impact
- High
- Integrity impact
- High
- Availability impact
- High
Weakness class (CWE)
CWE-787 · Out-of-bounds WriteCVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
nvd-primary
Attack context
MITRE CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques for this weakness class (CWE). A starting point for detection rules and threat hunting.
MITRE has no CAPEC/ATT&CK mapping for this CWE.
Noroxi analysis
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References
- packetstormsecurity.com/files/174459/Ivanti-Avalance-Remote-Code-Execution.html
- packetstormsecurity.com/files/174698/Ivanti-Avalanche-MDM-Buffer-Overflow.html
- forums.ivanti.com/s/article/Avalanche-Vulnerabilities-Addressed-in-6-4-1?language=en_US
Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.