CVE-2023-28129Public exploit

Local privilege escalation via unchecked RPC process launch

Published Aug 10, 2023 · Updated Oct 9, 2024

Local privilege escalation in Ivanti Desktop & Server Management 2022.2 SU2 and earlier allows local users to execute OS commands. The enteo task execution RPC method in mgmtagnt.exe passes caller-controlled application, command-line, and working-directory strings directly to CreateProcessW without checking local administrator membership. Any low-privileged local account can invoke the ncalrpc-only method and run arbitrary processes as the DSM software installation user.

CVSS severity7.8
High
EPSS probability0.32%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Local privilege escalation in Ivanti Desktop & Server Management 2022.2 SU2 and earlier allows local users to execute OS commands. The enteo task execution RPC method in mgmtagnt.exe passes caller-controlled application, command-line, and working-directory strings directly to CreateProcessW without checking local administrator membership. Any low-privileged local account can invoke the ncalrpc-only method and run arbitrary processes as the DSM software installation user.

The record

CVE
CVE-2023-28129
Published
Aug 10, 2023
Updated
Oct 9, 2024
Vendor
Ivanti
Product
Ivanti Desktop & Server Management (DSM)
Classifications
T1068
Attack vector
local
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Aug 10, 2023CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Oct 9, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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Is a vulnerable build present?

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What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

Ivanti · Ivanti Desktop & Server Management (DSM)Affected versions are unavailable in this record.

Published CVSS scores

7.8NIST NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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Attacks

What attackers are doing with it

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Sep 9, 2026Sep 15, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 15, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectorlocal
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitPublished

Weakness, pattern, technique

T1068Exploitation for Privilege Escalation

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