CVE-2024-11670
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 · uneditedIncorrect authorization in the permission validation component of Devolutions Remote Desktop Manager 2024.2.21 and earlier on Windows allows a malicious authenticated user to bypass the "View Password" permission via specific actions.
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 · high confidenceDevolutions Remote Desktop Manager 2024.2.21 and earlier contains an incorrect authorization flaw in its permission validation logic. A malicious authenticated user can bypass the 'View Password' permission through specific actions, allowing unauthorized access to sensitive credential data that should be restricted.
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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<= 2024.3.10.0CVSS 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
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- Low
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L
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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Confirm Devolutions Remote Desktop Manager is installedOpen the application, go to Help > About, or check Windows Programs and Features for Devolutions Remote Desktop ManagerAffected if The application is present on the system
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Identify the installed version numberLocate the version in Help > About, or right-click the executable and view Properties > Details for the Product VersionAffected if The version is 2024.3.10.0 or earlier
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Verify if the View Password permission feature is in useOpen the application and navigate to Administration > Users or the permissions management section. Check if any users or user groups are configured with 'View Password' permissions on credential entriesAffected if Users or groups have View Password permissions assigned to credential entries
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Audit user role assignments for sensitive credentialsReview which authenticated users have access to credential entries that contain passwords, particularly entries where View Password permissions should restrict accessAffected if Users with limited permissions can access credential entries containing password data
The environment is affected if the installed version is 2024.3.10.0 or earlier AND users with restricted View Password permissions can access password data they should not see.
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.
From vendor dataUpdate to the patched version of Remote Desktop Manager as released by the vendor. Review user permission assignments to limit exposure until the patch is applied.
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