CVE-2023-38041

HIGH

Ivanti Secure Access Client < 22.6 - Authenticated Privilege Escalation via TOCTOU Race Condition

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2023-38041. PoCs published by ewilded.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This repository contains a functional proof-of-concept exploit for CVE-2023-38041, a local privilege escalation vulnerability in Ivanti Pulse Secure Client. The exploit leverages oplock manipulation and directory junctions to hijack a DLL loaded by the Pulse Secure Setup Client, achieving privilege escalation.

Description

A logged in user may elevate its permissions by abusing a Time-of-Check to Time-of-Use (TOCTOU) race condition. When a particular process flow is initiated, an attacker can exploit this condition to gain unauthorized elevated privileges on the affected system.

Exploits (1)

nomisec WORKING POC 2 stars
by ewilded · poc
https://github.com/ewilded/CVE-2023-38041-POC

This repository contains a functional proof-of-concept exploit for CVE-2023-38041, a local privilege escalation vulnerability in Ivanti Pulse Secure Client. The exploit leverages oplock manipulation and directory junctions to hijack a DLL loaded by the Pulse Secure Setup Client, achieving privilege escalation.

Classification
Working Poc 95%
Attack Type
Lpe
Complexity
Complex
Reliability
Racy
Target: Ivanti Pulse Secure Client
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Local access to the target system · Pulse Secure Client installed · Ability to create files in the %APPDATA% directory
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 18, 2026 Full analysis →

Scores

CVSS v3 7.0
EPSS 0.0067
EPSS Percentile 47.3%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment
Exploitation none
Automatable no
Technical Impact total

Details

CWE
CWE-367
Status published
Products (1)
ivanti/secure_access_client < 22.6
Published Oct 25, 2023
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026