Cleartext TransmissionWeakness · CWE-319

CVE-2024-40595

MEDIUM · 5.3 CVSS v3.1 Published 2024-10-24
Mitigation only
No fix yet — a mitigation exists. There is no fixed release. A documented workaround reduces exposure in the meantime.
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58/100
Remediation priority · Elevated
No privileges Zero-click

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 · unedited
An authentication-bypass issue in the RDP component of One Identity Safeguard for Privileged Sessions (SPS) On Premise before 7.5.1 (and LTS before 7.0.5.1) allows man-in-the-middle attackers to obtain access to privileged sessions on target resources by intercepting cleartext RDP protocol information.

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 confidence

An authentication-bypass vulnerability in the RDP component of One Identity Safeguard for Privileged Sessions allows man-in-the-middle attackers to intercept cleartext RDP protocol traffic and obtain unauthorized access to privileged sessions on target resources.

MitigationUpgrade One Identity SPS to version 7.5.1 or LTS 7.0.5.1 or later to remediate this vulnerability. Additionally, ensure network segmentation and TLS encryption are enforced to protect RDP traffic from interception.

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CVSS 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
High
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None

CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/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 checks

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  1. Identify if One Identity Safeguard for Privileged Sessions is installed
    Check system inventory, installed software, or running services for One Identity SPS or Safeguard for Privileged Sessions
    Affected if The product is present on the system
  2. Determine the installed SPS version
    Access the SPS admin interface or use the product's version command/query mechanism, then compare against the fixed versions 7.5.1 and LTS 7.0.5.1
    Affected if The installed version is lower than 7.5.1 or lower than LTS 7.0.5.1
  3. Verify if RDP session recording or RDP proxy is enabled
    Check SPS configuration for enabled RDP connection policies, session recording policies, or RDP proxy features
    Affected if RDP component is actively configured and processing RDP traffic
  4. Check RDP encryption settings
    Inspect SPS RDP connection policy settings to determine if TLS encryption is enforced or if cleartext RDP traffic is permitted
    Affected if Cleartext RDP traffic is allowed or TLS encryption is not enforced on RDP connections

User is affected if One Identity SPS is running with RDP enabled and the version is below 7.5.1 (or below LTS 7.0.5.1) with unencrypted RDP traffic permitted.

Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.

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dbcve · scoped
Mitigation available No clean upgrade yet — mitigate in the meantime
Mitigation

Upgrade One Identity SPS to version 7.5.1 or LTS 7.0.5.1 or later to remediate this vulnerability. Additionally, ensure network segmentation and TLS encryption are enforced to protect RDP traffic from interception.

Recommended fix Moderate confidence

SPS 7.5.1 (or LTS 7.0.5.1)

  1. 1. Log in to the One Identity Safeguard for Privileged Sessions (SPS) administrative interface.
  2. 2. Navigate to the version check or system update section.
  3. 3. Verify current SPS version is before 7.5.1 (or before 7.0.5.1 for LTS branch).
  4. 4. Schedule a maintenance window for the upgrade.
  5. 5. Download SPS version 7.5.1 or later (or LTS 7.0.5.1 or later) from the One Identity support portal.
  6. 6. Apply the upgrade following One Identity's standard upgrade procedure.
  7. 7. After upgrade, verify the RDP connections are using encrypted channel to prevent MITM attacks.
  8. 8. Test RDP sessions to confirm functionality and security.
Caveat Review One Identity release notes for any new features or configuration changes between current version and 7.5.1/7.0.5.1 that may require adjustment

Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.

Have this fixed Scoped from the published advisory
  • Consultation6.0 h
  • Implementation4.0 h
  • Testing8.0 h
  • Review / QA4.0 h
22.0 hours of engineering $3,840
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