CVE-2024-38648
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 · uneditedA hardcoded secret in Ivanti DSM before 2024.2 allows an authenticated attacker on an adjacent network to decrypt sensitive data including user credentials.
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 DSM versions prior to 4.24.2 contain a hardcoded cryptographic secret that allows an authenticated attacker on an adjacent network to decrypt sensitive data, including stored user credentials.
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< 2024.2CVSS 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
- Adjacent
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
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 DSM installationLocate the Ivanti Desktop & Server Management installation directory or check installed programs on the systemAffected if Ivanti DSM is installed on the system
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Identify installed versionAccess the Ivanti DSM administration console or check version information through the product's About/Version dialogAffected if Version number displayed is below 2024.2 or 4.24.2
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Verify credential storage is in useCheck if the DSM installation has user accounts, password storage, or credential management features configured and activeAffected if Credential storage or password management features are enabled and contain stored user credentials
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Confirm adjacent network accessibilityVerify network accessibility to the DSM server from non-local network segmentsAffected if The DSM server is accessible from adjacent network segments where authenticated attackers could potentially reach it
Your environment is affected if Ivanti DSM version is installed and the version is below 2024.2 (or 4.24.2), and credential storage with stored user credentials is in use on an accessible network.
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 · scoped2024.2
Upgrade to Ivanti DSM 2024.2 or later to remove the hardcoded secret. Verify that credential storage and encryption mechanisms are properly regenerated after the upgrade.
Ivanti DSM 2024.2
- Download Ivanti DSM version 2024.2 or later from the official Ivanti portal
- Review the Ivanti DSM 2024.2 release notes for any prerequisites
- Create a full backup of the current DSM configuration and database
- Test the upgrade in a non-production environment first
- Execute the upgrade following the standard Ivanti DSM upgrade procedure
- Verify the hardcoded secret has been removed by confirming the cryptographic components have been regenerated
- Validate that sensitive data (user credentials) can no longer be decrypted with the old hardcoded key
Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.
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- 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-2024-38648 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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