CVE-2024-29821

Local privilege escalation via insecure ACL

Published Oct 18, 2024 · Updated Oct 21, 2024

Incorrect authorization in Ivanti Desktop and Server Management before 2024.2 allows local users to execute code with elevated privileges. The product applies an insecure access-control list to an undisclosed resource, enabling code to cross the local privilege boundary. Exploitation requires an authenticated account on the local machine; the public record does not identify the affected component.

CVSS severity7.8
High
EPSS probability0.22%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Incorrect authorization in Ivanti Desktop and Server Management before 2024.2 allows local users to execute code with elevated privileges. The product applies an insecure access-control list to an undisclosed resource, enabling code to cross the local privilege boundary. Exploitation requires an authenticated account on the local machine; the public record does not identify the affected component.

The record

CVE
CVE-2024-29821
Published
Oct 18, 2024
Updated
Oct 21, 2024
Vendor
Ivanti
Product
Desktop and Server Management
Classifications
CWE-863, T1068
Attack vector
local
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Oct 18, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Oct 21, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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Is a vulnerable build present?

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  1. Affected versionversion=0 <2024.2

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

Ivanti · Desktop and Server Managementversion=0 <2024.2
Ivanti · Ivanti Desktop & Server Management (DSM)version=2024.2 <2024.2

Published CVSS scores

7.8HackerOneCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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Attacks

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectorlocal
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-863Incorrect Authorization
T1068Exploitation for Privilege Escalation

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