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CVE-2024-8322NVD status: Analyzed

Endpoint Manager: Weak Authentication

CVE-2024-8322 is a high-severity weak authentication vulnerability in Endpoint Manager from Ivanti, with a CVSS 3.1 base score of 8.8 out of 10. It can be exploited remotely over the network by an attacker with a low-privileged account, without any action from a user. There is no confirmed exploitation so far. EPSS estimates a 1.08% chance of exploitation within 30 days, higher than 66% of scored CVEs.

Next patch cycle

High severity with no evidence of exploitation so far.

What to do

  1. Check which version of Endpoint Manager you run against the affected versions below, and install the vendor's latest release.
  2. Read the advisory on forums.ivanti.com for workarounds and exact fixed builds.

Affected products and versions

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed in
IvantiEndpoint ManagerNot specified in the recordNot stated

Version data comes from the organisation that assigned the CVE. Confirm against the vendor advisory before deciding you are unaffected.

How the severity score breaks down

Attack vector
NetworkCan be exploited remotely over a network, including the internet.
Attack complexity
LowNo special conditions are needed; the attack works reliably.
Privileges required
LowA basic user account is enough.
User interaction
NoneNo action by a victim is required.
Scope
UnchangedImpact stays within the vulnerable component.
Confidentiality
HighAll data handled by the component can be read.
Integrity
HighData or code can be modified at will.
Availability
HighThe component can be taken down completely.

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H. Scored by NVD.

Scoring systemScoreSeverityScored by
CVSS 3.14.3MediumCNA
CVSS 3.18.8HighNVD

Official description

Weak authentication in Patch Management of Ivanti EPM before 2022 SU6, or the 2024 September update allows a remote authenticated attacker to access restricted functionality.

Source: the CVE record as published by its numbering authority, via NVD and CVE.org.

The underlying weakness: Weak Authentication

The product uses an authentication mechanism to restrict access to specific users or identities, but the mechanism does not sufficiently prove that the claimed identity is correct.

More Weak Authentication vulnerabilities (CWE-1390)

Timeline

  1. CVE record published.
  2. CISA published its SSVC assessment (exploitation: none, automatable: no, technical impact: partial).
  3. Record last changed materially (score, affected products, status or references).

References

Other vulnerabilities in Endpoint Manager

All Endpoint Manager vulnerabilities

Recent Weak Authentication vulnerabilities

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