Ivanti Cloud Services Appliance Command Injection (CVE-2024-8190)

CVE-2024-8190 is an authenticated (and in some chains unauthenticated) command injection in Ivanti Cloud Services Appliance (CSA). Attackers run shell commands on the Linux-based appliance — often chained with other Ivanti flaws for full takeover.

Affected products

• Ivanti CSA before 4.6 Patch 519
• CSA appliances fronting Connect Secure / Policy Secure

Check version

show version
rpm -qa | grep -i ivanti

Patching Method

1. Download CSA 4.6 Patch 519 (or newer) from Ivanti security advisory.
2. Schedule maintenance — CSA may restart VPN/auth services briefly.
3. Apply patch via Ivanti admin UI System → Patch or upload vendor patch bundle per KB instructions.
4. Reboot appliance if advisory requires; confirm version post-reboot.
5. Run Ivanti External Attack Surface Tool (EAST) or ICT scan for residual compromise indicators.

# After patch — verify no rogue processes
ps aux | grep -E 'wget|curl|nc |bash -i'
last -20

Post-patch checklist

• Rotate admin passwords and SAML/OAuth secrets
• Review CSA and Connect Secure logs for command injection patterns
• Block CSA management from public internet