CVE-2026-7432

Description

A race condition in Ivanti Secure Access Client before 22.8R6 allows a locally authenticated user to escalate privileges to SYSTEM

Overview

State: PUBLISHED
Assigner (CNA): ivanti
CVSS severity: HIGH
CVSS score: 7.8 / 10
CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Effective score: 7.8 / 10 HIGH source: CNA overview
CWE(s): CWE-362
Reserved: 2026-04-29
Published: 2026-05-12 16:21 UTC
Last updated: 2026-05-13 05:57 UTC
Source: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/main/cves/2026/7xxx/CVE-2026-7432.json
Linked Threat: CVE-2026-7432 — CVE-2026-7432

NVD triage scoring NVD CVE 2.0

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NVD published: 2026-05-12 15:16:17 UTC
NVD last modified: 2026-05-12 19:53:00 UTC
NVD CVSS v3.1: 7.8 / 10 HIGH source: 3c1d8aa1-5a33-4ea4-8992-aadd6440af75
NVD CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Exploitability subscore: 1.8 / 10
Impact subscore: 5.9 / 10
EPSS score: 0.0003 (probability of exploitation in next 30 days)
EPSS percentile: 8.99% vs all CVEs — higher = more likely to be exploited, as of 2026-05-24

European Union Vulnerability Database ENISA EUVD

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EUVD ID: EUVD-2026-29486
Assigner: ivanti
Published: May 12, 2026, 2:21:58 PM
Updated: May 13, 2026, 3:57:55 AM
EUVD base score (CVSS 3.1): 7.8 / 10
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EUVD-reported EPSS: 0.0300
Vendors: Ivanti
Products: Secure Access Client (patch: 22.8R6)

ENISA description: A race condition in Ivanti Secure Access Client before 22.8R6 allows a locally authenticated user to escalate privileges to SYSTEM

EUVD references (1)

https://hub.ivanti.com/s/article/May-2026-Security-Advisory-Ivanti-Secure-Access-Client-CVE-2026-7431-CVE-2026-7432?language=en_US

Affected products (1)

Vendor	Product	Versions	Platforms
ivanti	Secure Access Client	`22.8R6` (unaffected)	Windows

Affected products — CPE 2.3 (8) NVD

NVD's normalized CPE 2.3 matchers, used by vendor tools (vulnerability scanners, asset managers) for automated detection. Compare with the CNA's free-text "Affected products" section above.

cpe:2.3:a:ivanti:secure_access_client:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:ivanti:secure_access_client:22.8:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:ivanti:secure_access_client:22.8:r1:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:ivanti:secure_access_client:22.8:r2:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:ivanti:secure_access_client:22.8:r3:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:ivanti:secure_access_client:22.8:r4:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:ivanti:secure_access_client:22.8:r5:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediations (10)

Remediations are stored against the linked Threat row; the list below is deduplicated across both pages.

CVE-2026-7432 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

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Remediation No vendor fix or workaround currently provided. OpenCVE Recommended Actions Contact Ivanti to obtain the latest security release or patch that addresses the race condition. Limit local user permissions where possible to reduce the potential impact of a privilege escalation attempt.

2026-05-22 17:36 UTC
Microsoft Patch Tuesday March 2026 - 78 Vulnerabilities Fixed ...

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Microsoft released its March 2026 Patch Tuesday security update on March 10, 2026 , addressing 78 vulnerabilities across Windows, Microsoft Office, Azure, SQL Server, and .NET. The update includes one actively exploited zero-day vulnerability and multiple Critical-rated flaws demanding immediate attention from security teams. The most urgent fix this month is CVE - 2026 -21262, the sole zero-day ...

2026-05-22 17:36 UTC
May 2026 Security Advisory Ivanti Secure Access Client (CVE-2026-7431 ...

web:hub.ivanti.com

Summary Ivanti has released updates for the Ivanti Secure Access Client which addresses one medium severity vulnerability and one High severity vulnerability. We are not aware of any customers being exploited by these vulnerabilities at the time of disclosure. Vulnerability Details

2026-05-22 17:36 UTC
Nvd - Cve-2026-7432

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2026-05-22 17:36 UTC
Security Update Guide - Microsoft

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The Security Update Guide provides information on the latest Microsoft security updates, helping users understand and address potential vulnerabilities effectively.

2026-05-22 17:36 UTC
April 2026 Patch Tuesday: Updates and Analysis | CrowdStrike

web:www.crowdstrike.com

Microsoft's April 2026 Patch Tuesday addresses 164 CVEs , featuring 8 Critical vulnerabilities, one exploited zero-day, and one disclosed zero-day.

2026-05-22 17:36 UTC
Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory - April 2026

web:www.oracle.com

This Critical Patch Update contains 481 new security patches across the product families listed below. Please note that an MOS note summarizing the content of this Critical Patch Update and other Oracle Software Security Assurance activities is located at April 2026 Critical Patch Update: Executive Summary and Analysis.

2026-05-22 17:36 UTC
VirusTotal - Home

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2026-05-22 17:36 UTC
Patch Tuesday May 2026: Security Updates & CVE Analysis

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Get the complete breakdown of Microsoft's May 2026 Patch Tuesday. We analyze the latest security updates and all critical CVEs .

2026-05-22 17:36 UTC
CVE-2026-7432 - Security Alert | The Fastest Security Intelligence Feed

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A race condition in Ivanti Secure Access Client before 22.8R6 allows a locally authenticated user to escalate privileges to SYSTEM...

2026-05-22 17:36 UTC

Vendor references (1)

References embedded in the original CVE record by the assigning CNA.

https://hub.ivanti.com/s/article/May-2026-Security-Advisory-Ivanti-Secure-Access-Client-CVE-2026-7431-CVE-2026-7432?language=en_US

MITRE references (1) cveawg.mitre.org

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https://hub.ivanti.com/s/article/May-2026-Security-Advisory-Ivanti-Secure-Access-Client-CVE-2026-7431-CVE-2026-7432?language=en_US

Web references (6)

DuckDuckGo results ranked by threat-intel / vendor advisory domains. Generated by the 🔎 Find references (web) button above — same flow as the Remediations search.

https://attackerkb.com/topics/CVE-2026-7432 rapid7:attackerkb.com
https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2026-29486 rapid7:euvd.enisa.europa.eu
http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/362.html rapid7:cwe.mitre.org
https://www.first.org/epss/ tenable:www.first.org
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-7432 tenable:nvd.nist.gov
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-7432 tenable:www.cve.org

NVD-tagged references (1)

Reference list NVD curates from the CNA record, vendor advisories, and third-party reports. The tag chips below are NVD's analyst-assigned categories.

https://hub.ivanti.com/s/article/May-2026-Security-Advisory-Ivanti-Secure-Access-Client-CVE-2026-7431-CVE-2026-7432?language=en_US 3c1d8aa1-5a33-4ea4-8992-aadd6440af75 Vendor Advisory

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The full cvelistV5 record. Download as CVE-2026-7432.json.

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