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Local Privilege Escalation to SYSTEM in Ivanti Secure Access Client

IdentifiersCVE-2026-7432CWE-362· Concurrent Execution using Shared…

CVE-2026-7432 is a race condition vulnerability in Ivanti Secure Access Client for Windows before version 22.8R6. The flaw allows a locally authenticated user to win a timing window in the client and escalate privileges from a normal user context to NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM. The provided context identifies the issue as a local privilege escalation condition affecting version 22.8R5 and earlier, but does not specify the exact vulnerable function or code path.

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Impact

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Successful exploitation allows a local authenticated attacker to elevate privileges to SYSTEM on the affected Windows host. This can result in full compromise of the local endpoint, including the ability to execute code with the highest local privileges, tamper with security controls, access protected data, install persistence, and further facilitate lateral movement from the compromised system.

Mitigation

If you can’t patch tonight, do this now.

If immediate patching is not possible, reduce exposure by limiting local logon access to trusted users only, restricting the ability of non-administrative users to execute or interact with the affected client on shared systems, and monitoring for anomalous privilege escalation activity involving the Ivanti Secure Access Client. Because this is a local authenticated race condition, mitigation is primarily operational; the definitive fix is upgrading to 22.8R6.

Remediation

Patch, then assume compromise.

Upgrade Ivanti Secure Access Client for Windows to version 22.8R6 or later. The provided context states that version 22.8R6 is the resolved version and that customers should apply the fixed client version. Ivanti also listed compatible server versions for use with the fixed client across Ivanti Connect Secure, Ivanti Policy Secure, and Ivanti Neurons for ZTNA.
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