CVE-2024-8441

SYSTEM privilege escalation via uncontrolled agent search path

Published Sep 10, 2024 · Updated Sep 12, 2024

Uncontrolled search path in Ivanti Endpoint Manager before 2022 SU6 or the 2024 September update allows local users to gain SYSTEM. Ivanti identifies the locus only as the agent and does not disclose which path element, executable, or library is resolved unsafely. Exploitation requires local access with administrator privileges and results in code execution as SYSTEM.

CVSS severity6.7
Medium
EPSS probability0.36%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Uncontrolled search path in Ivanti Endpoint Manager before 2022 SU6 or the 2024 September update allows local users to gain SYSTEM. Ivanti identifies the locus only as the agent and does not disclose which path element, executable, or library is resolved unsafely. Exploitation requires local access with administrator privileges and results in code execution as SYSTEM.

The record

CVE
CVE-2024-8441
Published
Sep 10, 2024
Updated
Sep 12, 2024
Vendor
Ivanti
Product
Ivanti Endpoint Manager
Classifications
CWE-427, T1574.008
Attack vector
local
Privileges
admin

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Sep 10, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Sep 12, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=0 <2022_su6
  2. Affected versionversion=2024_september_update

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesadmin

What is affected?

Ivanti · Ivanti Endpoint Managerversion=0 <2022_su6; version=2024_september_update

Published CVSS scores

6.7NIST NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
6.7IvantiCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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Attacks

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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
Privilegesadmin
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-427Uncontrolled Search Path Element
T1574.008Path Interception by Search Order Hijacking

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