# Ivanti Virtual Traffic Manager Authentication Bypass · pwn.watch

> Ivanti Virtual Traffic Manager contains an authentication bypass vulnerability that allows a remote, unauthenticated attacker to create a chosen administrator account. Added to the CISA KEV catalog on 2024-09-24.

Page: https://pwn.watch/i/ivanti-virtual-traffic-manager-cve-2024-7593 · generated 2026-10-22T23:13:41.393Z

## Status
- Severity: critical · status: closed · patch: patched
- Product: Ivanti Virtual Traffic Manager
- Started: 2024-08-13 · closed: 2024-09-24
- CVEs: CVE-2024-7593
- Affected: See vendor advisory (versions are not listed in the KEV record)
- Fixed in: See vendor advisory linked in sources

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## Updates (newest first)
- 2024-09-24: CISA added CVE-2024-7593 to the KEV catalog (federal deadline 2024-10-15) (https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog)
- 2024-08-13: CVE-2024-7593 published (https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-7593)

## Fix brief
# Security brief: Ivanti Virtual Traffic Manager Authentication Bypass

Source: https://pwn.watch/i/ivanti-virtual-traffic-manager-cve-2024-7593 · status: closed (closed Sep 24, 2024) · severity: critical · updated Sep 24, 2024

## Patch status
**PATCHED: fixed releases exist. Upgrade to a fixed version.**

## What it is
Ivanti Virtual Traffic Manager contains an authentication bypass vulnerability that allows a remote, unauthenticated attacker to create a chosen administrator account. Added to the CISA KEV catalog on 2024-09-24.

Severity detail: CVSS 9.8 (v3.1, CNA), actively exploited (CISA KEV)

- Product: Ivanti Virtual Traffic Manager
- CVE / advisory ids: CVE-2024-7593

## Affected versions
- See vendor advisory (versions are not listed in the KEV record)

## Check whether you're affected
No generic command applies (the product is a hosted service, appliance or desktop app). Check the installed version in its admin UI / About screen and compare with the versions above.

## Fix
Upgrade to one of these fixed versions (or later on the same branch):
- See vendor advisory linked in sources

After upgrading, re-run the checks above and redeploy/restart the affected services.

## Latest updates
- Sep 24, 2024: CISA added CVE-2024-7593 to the KEV catalog (federal deadline 2024-10-15)
- Aug 13, 2024: CVE-2024-7593 published

## Advisories
- [Ivanti advisory: CVE-2024-7593](https://forums.ivanti.com/s/article/Security-Advisory-Ivanti-Virtual-Traffic-Manager-vTM-CVE-2024-7593) (Ivanti)
- [NVD: CVE-2024-7593](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-7593) (NVD)
- [CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog](https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog) (CISA)

## Caveats
Derived from the CISA KEV JSON feed (catalogVersion 2026.10.21); CVSS from the CVE record (cveawg.mitre.org). startedAt is the CVE publication date when it fell in 2024 before the KEV listing, else the KEV dateAdded; exploitation may have begun earlier. closedAt is the KEV listing date (a fix or mitigation was available then unless noted).

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