CVE-2024-7421
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 · uneditedAn information exposure in Devolutions Remote Desktop Manager 2024.2.20.0 and earlier on Windows allows local attackers with access to system logs to obtain session credentials via passwords included in command-line arguments when launching WinSCP sessions
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 passes WinSCP session passwords as command-line arguments, which get captured in Windows system logs. Local attackers with log access can retrieve these credentials from the logged command-line arguments.
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< 2024.3.10CVSS 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
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/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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Check Remote Desktop Manager versionOpen Devolutions Remote Desktop Manager, go to Help > About, or check Programs and Features to find the installed version numberAffected if The installed version is lower than 2024.3.10
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Identify WinSCP session usageIn Remote Desktop Manager, navigate to the connections list and look for entries with type WinSCP or sessions that use the WinSCP external toolAffected if WinSCP sessions are configured or actively used in the application
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Examine Windows command-line loggingOpen Event Viewer, navigate to Security or System logs, and search for Event ID 4688 (process creation) entries containing 'winscp.exe' with command-line argumentsAffected if Event logs contain WinSCP process creation events with visible password arguments in the command line
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Review application logsCheck logs from Remote Desktop Manager itself (typically in %APPDATA%\Devolutions\Remote Desktop Manager\Logs) for entries containing WinSCP and password data in command stringsAffected if Application logs show WinSCP being launched with password parameters exposed in plain text
A user is affected if they run a Remote Desktop Manager version below 2024.3.10 AND have WinSCP sessions configured, with Windows command-line logging capturing the exposed passwords in event or application logs.
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 · scoped2024.3.10
Modify WinSCP session launching to avoid passing passwords via command line; instead use Windows Credential Manager or WinSCP's stored sessions with secure authentication tokens.
Remote Desktop Manager 2024.3.10 or later
- 1. Ensure you have a backup of your current Remote Desktop Manager configuration and data
- 2. Download Remote Desktop Manager version 2024.3.10 or later from the official Devolutions website (https://devolutions.net/remote-desktop-manager)
- 3. Close all instances of Remote Desktop Manager
- 4. Run the installer for the new version
- 5. Follow the installation wizard prompts to complete the upgrade
- 6. Launch Remote Desktop Manager and verify that WinSCP sessions work correctly
- 7. Test that credentials are no longer exposed in any logs when launching WinSCP sessions
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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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.
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