Ivanti Breach Incident Score: Analysis & Impact (IVA1084610112625)

In this Rankiteo incident briefing, we review the Ivanti breach identified under incident ID IVA1084610112625.

The analysis begins with a detailed overview of Ivanti's information like the linkedin page: https://www.linkedin.com/company/ivanti, the number of followers: 149626, the industry type: Software Development and the number of employees: 2962 employees

After the initial compromise, the video explains how Rankiteo's incident engine converts technical details into a normalized incident score. The incident score before the incident was 592 and after the incident was 582 with a difference of -10 which is could be a good indicator of the severity and impact of the incident.

In the next step of the video, we will analyze in more details the incident and the impact it had on Ivanti and their customers.

On 13 May 2025, Ivanti disclosed Privilege Escalation Vulnerability issues under the banner "Ivanti Cloud Services Application Privilege Escalation Vulnerability (CVE-2025-22460)".

Ivanti has disclosed a high-severity security vulnerability (CVE-2025-22460) affecting its Cloud Services Application (CSA) versions 5.0.4 and earlier.

The disruption is felt across the environment, affecting Ivanti Cloud Services Application (versions ≤ 5.0.4).

In response, teams activated the incident response plan, moved swiftly to contain the threat with measures like Patch release (version 5.0.5), though requires fresh installation or manual mitigation, and began remediation that includes Apply patch via fresh installation or follow Ivanti’s mitigation steps and Review security logs for suspicious activity, and stakeholders are being briefed through Public security advisory (2025-05-13) and Expert recommendations for prioritization.

The case underscores how Ongoing (no active exploitation reported; patch effectiveness under scrutiny), teams are taking away lessons such as Patch implementation flaws can undermine remediation efforts; organizations must verify patch effectiveness beyond standard upgrade procedures. Privilege escalation vulnerabilities are critical pivot points in attack chains and require urgent attention, and recommending next steps like Prioritize patching Ivanti CSA to version 5.0.5 via fresh installation or manual mitigation, Monitor systems for signs of exploitation (e.g., unusual privilege escalations) and Review and harden default credentials across all systems, with advisories going out to stakeholders covering Urgent update recommendation for Ivanti CSA users.

Finally, we try to match the incident with the MITRE ATT&CK framework to see if there is any correlation between the incident and the MITRE ATT&CK framework.

The MITRE ATT&CK framework is a knowledge base of techniques and sub-techniques that are used to describe the tactics and procedures of cyber adversaries. It is a powerful tool for understanding the threat landscape and for developing effective defense strategies.

Rankiteo's analysis has identified several MITRE ATT&CK tactics and techniques associated with this incident, each with varying levels of confidence based on available evidence. Under the Privilege Escalation tactic, the analysis identified Exploitation for Privilege Escalation (T1068) with high confidence (95%), with evidence including default credentials that could allow **local authenticated attackers to escalate privileges**, and cVE-2025-22460 (Default Credentials in Ivanti CSA) and Valid Accounts: Default Accounts (T1078.001) with high confidence (95%), with evidence including flaw, caused by **default credentials**, and local authenticated attackers to escalate privileges. Under the Defense Evasion tactic, the analysis identified Impair Defenses: Disable or Modify Tools (T1562.001) with moderate to high confidence (85%), with evidence including **full system compromise** implies potential to disable security tools, and patch implementation flaw prevents automatic remediation. Under the Persistence tactic, the analysis identified Account Manipulation: Additional Cloud Credentials (T1098.003) with moderate to high confidence (80%), with evidence including **complete system compromise** if exploited (could include credential manipulation), and cSA appliance secures internet-based communications (cloud/enterprise context). Under the Impact tactic, the analysis identified Endpoint Denial of Service: Application or System Exploitation (T1499.004) with moderate to high confidence (75%), with evidence including impacts **confidentiality, integrity, and availability**, and potential complete system compromise. These correlations help security teams understand the attack chain and develop appropriate defensive measures based on the observed tactics and techniques.