CVE-2024-2921
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 access control in PAM vault permissions in Devolutions Server 2024.1.10.0 and earlier allows an authenticated user with access to the PAM to access unauthorized PAM entries via a specific set of permissions.
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 confidenceImproper access control in Devolutions Server's PAM vault allows authenticated users with PAM access to bypass permission boundaries and access unauthorized PAM entries. This is an authorization bypass vulnerability in the permission model of the Privileged Access Management vault module, affecting versions 2024.1.10.0 and earlier.
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< 2024.1.8.0CVSS 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
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/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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Identify Devolutions Server installationCheck if Devolutions Server is installed by looking for the installation directory, service, or by running 'Get-Service | Where-Object {$_.Name -like "*Devolutions*"}' in PowerShell on WindowsAffected if Devolutions Server is installed on the system
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Determine installed Devolutions Server versionLocate the version through the application (Help > About), the installer filename, or check the Windows Programs and Features listAffected if The installed version is earlier than 2024.1.8.0 (versions 2024.1.7.x, 2024.1.6.x, etc.)
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Confirm PAM vault module is in useCheck if the Privileged Access Management (PAM) vault feature is enabled and configured. This can be done by accessing the Devolutions Server web interface and looking for the PAM section in the navigation, or by checking user permissions for PAM-related rolesAffected if The PAM vault module is enabled and users have PAM access permissions configured
The environment is affected if Devolutions Server is installed with a version earlier than 2024.1.8.0 and the PAM vault module is enabled with configured PAM entries.
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 · scoped2024.1.8.0
Update Devolutions Server to a version newer than 2024.1.10.0 and verify that PAM permission controls correctly enforce access boundaries for all user roles.
Devolutions Server 2024.1.8.0 or later
- 1. Back up your current Devolutions Server database and configuration
- 2. Download Devolutions Server version 2024.1.8.0 or later from the official Devolutions download page
- 3. Stop the Devolutions Server service
- 4. Install the updated version (2024.1.8.0 or later) following standard upgrade procedures
- 5. Restart the Devolutions Server service
- 6. Verify that PAM vault permissions are functioning correctly with the update
- 7. Confirm the vulnerability is remediated by testing that users cannot access unauthorized PAM entries with the specific permission set described in CVE-2024-2921
Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.
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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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- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
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