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CVE-2025-22457

A stack-based buffer overflow in Ivanti Connect Secure before version 22.7R2.6, Ivanti Policy Secure before version 22.7R1.4, and Ivanti ZTA Gateways before version 22.8R2.2 allows a remote unauthenticated attacker to achieve remote code execution.

CVSS 9.0 (CRITICAL) KEV: KNOWN CATALOG

Attention and evidence

HYPE SCORE
0.0/10
REALITY · THREAT PRIORITY
8.8/10
General review priority; not probability

Evidence confidence: Exploitation recorded

Why this priority?
  • Recorded exploitation baseline: +7.00
  • Technical severity: CVSS 9: +1.35
  • Fresh EPSS: 99.98%: +0.50

General review priority, not probability, victim count or asset-specific risk. A range covers missing CVSS/EPSS inputs within the current evidence state.

Sources: 12 documents and public datasets.

Hype components

Headline sample (25%)
0/100
Press, 30 days (60%)
0/100
Grounded branding (15%)
0/100
HYPE TOTAL0/100

Sources and documents

The Hacker News
Press · 18 Jul 2025, 07:00 · Ivanti Flaws Exploited to Drop MDifyLoader and Launch In-Memory Cobalt Strike Attacks - The Hacker News
SDxCentral
Press · 04 May 2025, 07:10 · Ivanti updates Connect Secure, Policy Secure for CVE-2025-22457 vulnerabilities - SDxCentral
Cybersecurity Dive
Press · 08 Apr 2025, 07:00 · Over 5K Ivanti VPNs vulnerable to critical bug under attack - Cybersecurity Dive
Field Effect
Press · 07 Apr 2025, 07:00 · Zero-day vulnerability in Ivanti Connect Secure exploited for weeks - Field Effect
Cybersecurity Dive
Press · 07 Apr 2025, 07:00 · CISA adds Ivanti Connect Secure vulnerability to KEV catalog - Cybersecurity Dive
See all 12 source documents
watchTowr Labs
Press · 04 Apr 2025, 07:00 · Is The Sofistication In The Room With Us? - X-Forwarded-For and Ivanti Connect Secure (CVE-2025-22457) - watchTowr Labs
The Hacker News
Press · 04 Apr 2025, 07:00 · Critical Ivanti Flaw Actively Exploited to Deploy TRAILBLAZE and BRUSHFIRE Malware - The Hacker News
CCB Belgium
Press · 04 Apr 2025, 07:00 · Warning: Actively Exploited Critical Remote Code Execution vulnerability in Ivanti Products, Patch Immediately! - CCB Belgium
Help Net Security
Press · 03 Apr 2025, 07:00 · Ivanti VPN customers targeted via unrecognized RCE vulnerability (CVE-2025-22457) - Help Net Security
Rapid7
Press · 03 Apr 2025, 07:00 · Ivanti Connect Secure CVE-2025-22457 Exploited in the Wild - Rapid7
Arctic Wolf
Press · 03 Apr 2025, 07:00 · CVE-2025-22457: Ivanti Connect Secure VPN Vulnerable to Zero-Day RCE Exploitation - Arctic Wolf
Google Cloud
Press · 03 Apr 2025, 07:00 · Suspected China-Nexus Threat Actor Actively Exploiting Critical Ivanti Connect Secure Vulnerability (CVE-2025-22457) - Google Cloud

Score evolution

● Hype   ● Reality

Earlier evidence-support scores are retained in history; this chart shows only the current priority definition.

First record: hype 0.0 · reality 8.8 (2026-11-02 15:13). The curve appears once the score changes.

Public exploit evidence

3

Public exploit entries / repo candidates

See 3 repos with metrics
RepositoryStarsForksLanguageUpdated
sfewer-r7/CVE-2025-224577315Ruby25 Apr 2025, 08:14
securekomodo/CVE-2025-22457185Python17 Apr 2025, 11:24
TRone-ux/CVE-2025-2245710Ruby25 May 2025, 22:54
Evidence context and dated references

Reality is general threat/review priority, combining observed exploitation, CVSS severity and fresh EPSS. Evidence confidence is separate. This is not calibrated risk, a victim count or an asset-specific assessment. A range reflects missing numeric inputs.

Evidence in context

Confidence in exploitation evidence
Exploitation recorded
Priority basis
Recorded exploitation; CVSS 9; EPSS 100.0%
Attention, last 30 days
0 distinct story titles; 0 press documents; 0 publisher domains.
Technical potential
network access, no prior privileges, no user interaction, additional attack conditions.
Observed activity
Exploitation recorded in CISA KEV.
Known scale
Not quantified.
Evidence confidence basis
Trusted exploitation confirmation

Score evaluated: 2026-11-05 13:59:30.643079+00:00 · EPSS snapshot: 2026-11-05T12:03:04Z

Source event timeline
First press mention
03 Apr 2025, 07:00
Published
03 Apr 2025, 15:20
Added to the CISA KEV catalog
04 Apr 2025, 00:00
Latest press mention
18 Jul 2025, 07:00
Score calculated
05 Nov 2026, 13:59
PoCs on GitHub
3 repositories