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CVE-2024-8012

Ivanti Workspace Control RES Exposed Dangerous Method Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Severity Score

7.8
*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

0
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

-
*KEV

Decision

Track*
*SSVC
Descriptions

An authentication bypass weakness in the message broker service of Ivanti Workspace Control version 10.18.0.0 and below allows a local authenticated attacker to escalate their privileges.

This vulnerability allows local attackers to escalate privileges on affected installations of Ivanti Workspace Control. An attacker must first obtain the ability to execute low-privileged code on the target system in order to exploit this vulnerability.
The specific flaw exists within the RES service, which listens on TCP port 1942 by default. The issue results from an exposed dangerous method. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to escalate privileges and execute arbitrary code in the context of SYSTEM.

*Credits: Sina Kheirkhah (@SinSinology) of Summoning Team (@SummoningTeam)
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:Track*
Exploitation
None
Automatable
No
Tech. Impact
Total
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2024-08-20 CVE Reserved
  • 2024-09-10 CVE Published
  • 2024-09-11 EPSS Updated
  • 2024-09-12 CVE Updated
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
  • ---------- First Exploit
CWE
  • CWE-288: Authentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path or Channel
CAPEC
  • CAPEC-233: Privilege Escalation
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
Vendor Product Version Other Status
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