CVE-2023-38041

Q: How do I fix CVE-2023-38041?

Upgrade secure access client to 22.6 or later.

Q: Is CVE-2023-38041 being actively exploited?

Not that we know of. CVE-2023-38041 is not in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. Its EPSS score of 0.74% is the estimated probability that it will be exploited in the next 30 days. That is higher than 54% of all scored CVEs.

Q: How severe is CVE-2023-38041?

CVE-2023-38041 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.0, rated high. CVSS rates the technical impact if the vulnerability is exploited, not how likely that is, so weigh it alongside the exploit-prediction score when you decide what to patch first.

Q: What does CVE-2023-38041 affect?

Published advisories record a fix for secure access client (NVD). Only products with a sourced advisory are listed, so treat this as what we can cite rather than a complete inventory.

HIGH

7.0

CVSS v3

NVD

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.

CWE-367TOCTOU Race Condition

How to fix

Remediation Available

secure access clientNVD

Affected:< 22.6Fixed in:22.6CVE-2023-38041derived from NVD

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Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorLocal

Attack ComplexityHigh

Privileges RequiredLow

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityHigh

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploit Intelligence

0.74%probability of exploitation in 30 days

54thpercentile

Moderate risk: more likely to be exploited than 54% of all known CVEs.

References

Vendor Advisory1

forums.ivanti.com

Related Vulnerabilities

Other CWE-367 (TOCTOU Race Condition) vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all

CVE	Severity	CVSS	EPSS	Exploited	Fix
CVE-2022-36980	High	8.1	82%	-	Fix
CVE-2024-30088	High	7.0	68%	KEV + Ransom	Fix
CVE-2004-0594	Medium	5.1	55%	-	Fix
CVE-2025-34027	Critical	9.0	46%	-	-
CVE-2024-0132	Critical	9.0	41%	-	Fix
CVE-2023-38146	High	8.8	37%	-	Fix

Common questions

How do I fix CVE-2023-38041?

Upgrade secure access client to 22.6 or later.

Is CVE-2023-38041 being actively exploited?

Not that we know of. CVE-2023-38041 is not in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. Its EPSS score of 0.74% is the estimated probability that it will be exploited in the next 30 days. That is higher than 54% of all scored CVEs.

How severe is CVE-2023-38041?

CVE-2023-38041 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.0, rated high. CVSS rates the technical impact if the vulnerability is exploited, not how likely that is, so weigh it alongside the exploit-prediction score when you decide what to patch first.

What does CVE-2023-38041 affect?

Published advisories record a fix for secure access client (NVD). Only products with a sourced advisory are listed, so treat this as what we can cite rather than a complete inventory.

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2025-03-07.