What is the CVSS score of CVE-2025-5468?

CVE-2025-5468 has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.5 (Medium). CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N. EPSS exploitation probability: 0.1%.

Which versions of Connect Secure are affected by CVE-2025-5468?

Organizations using Ivanti Connect Secure should be aware of moderate risk from CVE-2025-5468 rated CVSS 5.5. Exploitation could compromise the security of affected deployments.

How to fix or mitigate CVE-2025-5468?

Within 30 days: Identify affected systems running Ivanti Connect Secure and apply vendor patches as part of regular patch cycle. Monitor vendor channels for patch availability.

Connect Secure CVE-2025-5468

MEDIUM

UNIX Symbolic Link (Symlink) Following (CWE-61)

2025-08-12 3c1d8aa1-5a33-4ea4-8992-aadd6440af75

Information Disclosure Ivanti Connect Secure Policy Secure Zero Trust Access Gateway Neurons For Secure Access

5.5

CVSS 3.1 · NVD

Severity by source

NVD PRIMARY

5.5 MEDIUM

AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorNVD

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

None

Availability

None

Lifecycle Timeline

Analysis Generated

Mar 28, 2026 - 19:06 vuln.today

CVE Published

Aug 12, 2025 - 15:15 nvd

MEDIUM 5.5

DescriptionCVE.org

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.

AnalysisAI

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. Rated medium severity (CVSS 5.5), this vulnerability is low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.

Technical ContextAI

This vulnerability is classified under CWE-61. 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. Affected products include: Ivanti Connect Secure, Ivanti Policy Secure, Ivanti Zero Trust Access Gateway, Ivanti Neurons For Secure Access. Version information: version 22.7.

RemediationAI

No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Apply vendor patches when available. Implement network segmentation and monitoring as interim mitigations.