# CVE-2024-8963: Ivanti Cloud Services Appliance (CSA) Path Traversal Vulnerability

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2024-8963-ivanti-cloud-services-appliance-csa-path-traversal-vulnerability  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2024-09-19. Updated: 2026-05-09  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2024-8963 · Severity: critical · CVSS 9.4 · Exploited in the wild · Published 2024-09-19

A path traversal vulnerability in Ivanti Cloud Services Appliance (CSA) allows a remote, unauthenticated attacker to access restricted functionality. When chained with CVE-2024-8190, this flaw can lead to administrative authentication bypass and arbitrary command execution.

Technologies: [Ivanti Cloud Services Appliance (CSA)](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/cloud-services-appliance-csa). Vendors: [Ivanti](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/ivanti).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2024-8963 exploited in the wild?** Yes. CVE-2024-8963 is known to be exploited in the wild, first recorded on 19 September 2024. Treat it as urgent.

**How severe is CVE-2024-8963?** Critical severity, with a CVSS score of 9.4, published 19 September 2024.

**Which products and versions are affected?** Ivanti Cloud Services Appliance (CSA) before 4.6 Patch 519.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2024-8963?** No fixed version is recorded yet. Check the vendor's advisory in the references below. If you run it, Junglewise drafts a mitigation that fits your setup and applies it once you approve, with senior security engineers behind it.

**How is CVE-2024-8963 attacked?** It is attacked over the network, in a network appliance.

**Am I affected by CVE-2024-8963?** Check whether you run Ivanti Cloud Services Appliance (CSA). Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

## Affected products

- Ivanti Cloud Services Appliance (CSA) before 4.6 Patch 519

## Timeline

- 2024-09-19: disclosed: Initial disclosure by Ivanti and NVD publication.
- 2024-09-19: kev added: Added to CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.
- 2024-09-19: exploited: Reported as exploited in the wild.

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