CVE-2025-8296: Ivanti Avalanche SQLi Vulnerability

CVE-2025-8296 Overview

CVE-2025-8296 is a SQL injection vulnerability [CWE-89] in Ivanti Avalanche versions prior to 6.4.8.8008. The flaw allows a remote authenticated attacker with administrative privileges to execute arbitrary SQL queries against the underlying database. Under specific conditions, exploitation can escalate to remote code execution on the host. Ivanti Avalanche is an enterprise mobility management product used to provision and manage mobile devices across distributed enterprise environments. Ivanti disclosed the issue in a security advisory alongside CVE-2025-8297.

Critical Impact
Authenticated administrators can execute arbitrary SQL queries and, in certain conditions, achieve remote code execution on the Avalanche server.

Affected Products

Ivanti Avalanche (premise) versions prior to 6.4.8.8008
CPE: cpe:2.3:a:ivanti:avalanche:*:*:*:*:premise:*:*:*
Vendor: Ivanti

Discovery Timeline

2025-08-12 - CVE-2025-8296 published to NVD
2025-08-15 - Last updated in NVD database
2025-08-12 - Ivanti published the security advisory covering CVE-2025-8296 and CVE-2025-8297

Technical Details for CVE-2025-8296

Vulnerability Analysis

The vulnerability is a SQL injection flaw classified under [CWE-89]. Ivanti Avalanche fails to properly sanitize input passed through an administrative interface before incorporating it into SQL queries. An authenticated attacker holding admin privileges can submit crafted parameters that alter query semantics. Successful exploitation results in arbitrary SQL execution against the Avalanche database. Ivanti's advisory states that, under certain conditions, this can be chained to achieve remote code execution on the underlying host. The attack requires network access to the management interface and valid administrator credentials.

Root Cause

The root cause is improper neutralization of special elements used in SQL commands. User-supplied input from authenticated admin operations reaches database query construction without parameterization or sufficient input validation. This allows attacker-controlled SQL fragments to be interpreted as query logic rather than data.

Attack Vector

The attack vector is network-based and requires high privileges (administrator). No user interaction is required once the attacker has authenticated. An attacker who has compromised admin credentials, or a malicious insider, can submit crafted requests to the Avalanche console. The query result is full database compromise, with potential pivot to code execution on the server in the conditions described by the vendor. Refer to the Ivanti Security Advisory for CVE-2025-8296, CVE-2025-8297 for vendor-supplied technical context.

Detection Methods for CVE-2025-8296

Indicators of Compromise

Anomalous SQL statements originating from the Avalanche application service account, particularly stacked queries or use of xp_cmdshell, EXEC, or out-of-band functions.
Administrative session activity from unusual source IP addresses or outside business hours.
New or modified stored procedures, database users, or unexpected writes to system tables in the Avalanche database.
Spawned child processes from the Avalanche or database service host that are inconsistent with normal operation.

Detection Strategies

Enable database query auditing on the Avalanche backend database and alert on statements containing injection patterns such as UNION SELECT, ;--, or function calls invoking OS commands.
Review Avalanche application logs for HTTP requests to administrative endpoints containing SQL metacharacters in parameters.
Correlate authenticated admin logins with subsequent database errors or syntax exceptions, which often precede successful injection.

Monitoring Recommendations

Forward Avalanche application, IIS, and SQL Server logs to a centralized SIEM for correlation and retention.
Monitor process creation on the Avalanche host for unexpected children of the database or web service process.
Alert on changes to administrative account membership or password resets within Avalanche.

How to Mitigate CVE-2025-8296

Immediate Actions Required

Upgrade Ivanti Avalanche to version 6.4.8.8008 or later as directed in the vendor advisory.
Restrict network access to the Avalanche management console to trusted administrative networks only.
Rotate administrator credentials and audit recent admin activity for signs of misuse.
Enforce multi-factor authentication on all Avalanche administrator accounts where supported.

Patch Information

Ivanti has released a fixed build in Ivanti Avalanche 6.4.8.8008. Customers should apply the update following the guidance in the Ivanti Security Advisory for CVE-2025-8296, CVE-2025-8297. No public proof-of-concept exploit code has been observed at the time of publication, and the issue is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog.

Workarounds

Limit the number of accounts holding Avalanche administrator privileges and review role assignments.
Place the Avalanche console behind a VPN or jump host to reduce the attack surface until patching is complete.
Apply database-layer least privilege so the Avalanche service account cannot execute OS commands or modify system objects.

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# Configuration example: restrict management console access via host firewall (Windows)
New-NetFirewallRule -DisplayName "Avalanche-Admin-Allowlist" `
  -Direction Inbound -Protocol TCP -LocalPort 8443 `
  -RemoteAddress 10.0.0.0/24 -Action Allow
New-NetFirewallRule -DisplayName "Avalanche-Admin-BlockAll" `
  -Direction Inbound -Protocol TCP -LocalPort 8443 `
  -Action Block