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CVE-2022-36979

• Severity: critical (CVSS 9.8 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 6.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2023-03-29 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-89

Description

This vulnerability allows remote attackers to bypass authentication on affected installations of Ivanti Avalanche 6.3.2.3490. Although authentication is required to exploit this vulnerability, the existing authentication mechanism can be bypassed. The specific flaw exists within the AvalancheDaoSupport class. A crafted request can trigger execution of SQL queries composed from a user-supplied string. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to bypass authentication on the system. Was ZDI-CAN-15493.

Affected products

• Ivanti Avalanche: from 6.3.2.3490 before 6.3.4 — fixed in 6.3.4

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Ivanti Avalanche 6.3.4. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://download.wavelink.com/Files/avalanche_v6.3.4_release_notes.txt
• https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-22-784/
• https://download.wavelink.com/Files/avalanche_v6.3.4_release_notes.txt
• https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-22-784/

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