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CVE-2026-8992 (GCVE-0-2026-8992)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-05-22 14:24 – Updated: 2026-05-23 03:55
VLAI
Summary
An improper certificate validation vulnerability in Ivanti Secure Access Client before 22.8R6 allows a remote unauthenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code.
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2026-05-22 00:00 UTC
CWE
  • CWE-295 - Improper certificate validation
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
ivanti Secure Access Client Unaffected: 22.8R6
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