CVE-2024-13172
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 · uneditedImproper signature verification in Ivanti EPM before the 2024 January-2025 Security Update and 2022 SU6 January-2025 Security Update allows a remote unauthenticated attacker to achieve remote code execution. Local user interaction is required.
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 confidenceImproper signature verification in Ivanti Endpoint Manager (EPM) allows a remote unauthenticated attacker to achieve remote code execution. The vulnerability exists in versions prior to the January-2025 Security Updates and requires local user interaction to trigger the attack, suggesting the attacker may need to entice a user into opening a malicious file or initiating a connection.
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< 2022= 2022= 2024CVSS 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
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/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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Confirm Ivanti Endpoint Manager is installedCheck Windows Programs and Features for 'Ivanti Endpoint Manager' or check services list for 'Ivanti Endpoint Manager' or 'LANDesk' services runningAffected if Ivanti Endpoint Manager is present on the system
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Determine the installed EPM versionOpen the EPM console and check About/Version information, or check the Windows registry under HKLM\SOFTWARE\LANDesk\ManageSuite\Setup for version valuesAffected if Version is 2022, 2024, or any version prior to the January-2025 Security Updates
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Verify if signature verification is enforcedCheck EPM security settings for code signing and package signature validation configuration, typically found in EPM console under Security or Policy settingsAffected if Signature verification is disabled or set to permissive mode, allowing unsigned or improperly signed content
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Check for recent inbound updates or patchesReview EPM server logs for any recently imported packages, patches, or updates, especially from untrusted sourcesAffected if Unsigned packages were imported or applied recently without signature validation errors being raised
You are affected if Ivanti Endpoint Manager is installed and the version is 2022, 2024, or any version prior to the January-2025 update, with signature verification disabled or bypassed allowing unsigned content to be processed.
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 · scoped2022
Apply the January-2025 Security Update for supported versions or the 2022 SU6 January-2025 Security Update for legacy versions. Prioritize patching due to the high-severity rating and RCE capability.
2024 January-2025 Security Update or 2022 SU6 January-2025 Security Update
- Identify the current version of Ivanti Endpoint Manager (EPM) by checking About or system information
- For EPM 2024: Apply the 'January-2025 Security Update' to address the improper signature verification vulnerability
- For EPM 2022: Apply the '2022 SU6 January-2025 Security Update' to address the improper signature verification vulnerability
- After applying the update, verify the version reflects the patched release
- Restart the EPM services if required by the update installation
Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.
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- Implementation4.0 h
- Testing6.0 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.
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ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2024-13172 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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