Local Privilege Escalation to SYSTEM in Ivanti Secure Access Client
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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A local privilege escalation vulnerability in Ivanti Secure Access Client caused by a race condition, allowing a locally authenticated attacker to escalate privileges to SYSTEM.
A vulnerability in Ivanti Secure Access Client for Windows affecting version 22.8R5 and prior, addressed by an Ivanti security advisory.
A race condition privilege escalation vulnerability in Ivanti Secure Access Client that allows a locally authenticated user to gain SYSTEM privileges.
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