CVE-2022-43554
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedIvanti Avalanche Smart Device Service Missing Authentication Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · moderate confidenceIvanti Avalanche Smart Device Service lacks proper authentication checks, allowing a local attacker to escalate privileges by interacting with the service without credentials. This enables an authenticated local user to gain elevated privileges on the affected system.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data< 6.4.1.236CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Verify Ivanti Avalanche installationCheck system for Ivanti Avalanche software presence - look for installation directory, registry entries, or installed programs listingAffected if Ivanti Avalanche is installed on the system
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Identify installed versionLocate and read the installed version information - typically found in program files, About dialog, or version file within the Avalanche installation directoryAffected if Version is lower than 6.4.1.236 or cannot be determined
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Confirm Smart Device Service is enabledCheck service configuration or settings panel for Smart Device Service status - this is the specific component with the authentication flawAffected if Smart Device Service is active or configured to run
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Verify local authenticated accessConfirm presence of local user account with authenticated access to the system where Avalanche is runningAffected if Local authenticated user context exists on the affected system
System is affected if Ivanti Avalanche is installed with version below 6.4.1.236 and the Smart Device Service is enabled and accessible to local authenticated users
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
dbcve · scoped6.4.1.236
Implement proper authentication mechanisms for the Smart Device Service and enforce least-privilege access controls. Apply vendor-supplied patches or updates for Ivanti Avalanche.
6.4.1.236
- Download Ivanti Avalanche version 6.4.1.236 from the official vendor source (download.wavelink.com or official Ivanti channels)
- Review release notes and documentation for version 6.4.1.236
- Create a backup of the current Avalanche installation and configuration
- Apply the upgrade to version 6.4.1.236 following standard Ivanti installation procedures
- Verify the upgrade was successful and the Smart Device Service is functioning correctly
Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.
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- Testing4.0 h
- Review / QA2.0 h
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
Primary sourcesPractitioner notes
ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2022-43554 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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