CVE-2024-8496
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 · uneditedUnder specific circumstances, insecure permissions in Ivanti Workspace Control before version 10.18.40.0 allows a local authenticated attacker to achieve local privilege escalation.
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 confidenceIvanti Workspace Control before version 10.18.40.0 contains insecure permissions that allow a local authenticated attacker to escalate privileges to administrator level under specific circumstances.
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>= 10.18.30.0, < 10.18.40.0CVSS 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
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/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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Check installed Ivanti Workspace Control versionOpen Windows Control Panel > Programs and Features and locate Ivanti Workspace Control, or run PowerShell command: Get-ItemProperty 'HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\*' | Where-Object {$_.DisplayName -like '*Ivanti*Workspace*Control*'} | Select-Object DisplayName, DisplayVersionAffected if The displayed version is 10.18.30.0 or any version from 10.18.30.1 through 10.18.39.x (versions below 10.18.40.0)
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Confirm the application is in useVerify that Ivanti Workspace Control is actively installed and running on the target system by checking the Windows Services list for 'Ivanti Workspace Control' service or checking for the application process in Task Manager.Affected if The service or process is present and running on the system
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Verify presence of local authenticated usersOpen Computer Management > Local Users and Groups, or run 'Get-LocalUser' in PowerShell to enumerate local user accounts on the system.Affected if There are local user accounts (non-administrator) that could potentially trigger the privilege escalation
A system is affected if Ivanti Workspace Control version is 10.18.30.0 or higher but below 10.18.40.0, and the system has authenticated local users who could exploit the permission misconfiguration.
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 · scoped10.18.40.0
Upgrade Ivanti Workspace Control to version 10.18.40.0 or later to obtain the security patch addressing the permission misconfiguration.
10.18.40.0
- Obtain Ivanti Workspace Control version 10.18.40.0 from the official Ivanti download portal or support site (forums.ivanti.com)
- Follow Ivanti's standard upgrade procedure for Workspace Control, ensuring to back up current configuration first
- After upgrade, verify that file and directory permissions are correctly set according to Ivanti's security best practices
- Confirm the installation is successful and the service starts properly
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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ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2024-8496 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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