CVE-2024-21887 & CVE-2023-46805: Ivanti Connect Secure Chained Exploits Enable Unauthenticated Remote Code Execution
CVE-2023-46805 (CVSS 8.2) and CVE-2024-21887 (CVSS 9.1) in Ivanti Connect Secure are being chained to achieve unauthenticated remote code execution on internet-exposed VPN gateways. China-nexus threat group UNC5221 exploited the pair as a zero-day beginning December 2023, deploying custom implants and harvesting credentials from compromised appliances. Organizations must apply Ivanti's patches, perform factory resets on suspected devices, and rotate all credentials that transited affected gateways.