CVE-2025-24508
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 · uneditedExtraction of Account Connectivity Credentials (ACCs) from the IT Management Agent secure storage
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 confidenceThis vulnerability allows extraction of Account Connectivity Credentials (ACCs) from the secure storage of an IT Management Agent. Attackers with certain access could potentially retrieve stored credentials used for connecting to managed systems, leading to unauthorized lateral movement or access.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
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
- Local
- Complexity
- High
- Privileges
- High
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/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 IT Management Agent installationLocate the IT Management Agent software on the system. Common installation paths include /opt/, /usr/local/, or program directories. Check for processes named itmagent, itom, or similar management agent binaries.Affected if The IT Management Agent is present on the system
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Determine installed agent versionRun the agent's version command (commonly 'agentctl version', 'itmagent --version', or check the About section in the management interface). Compare the version number against the vendor's advisory for patched versions.Affected if The installed version matches or falls within the vulnerable version range as specified in vendor documentation
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Verify Account Connectivity Credentials are storedExamine the secure storage location used by the agent for credentials. This is typically configured in the agent's config file (commonly itm.conf, agent.cfg, or similar) under sections like 'credential_store', 'secure_storage', or 'acc_storage'.Affected if ACCs are configured and stored in the agent's secure storage
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Check for unauthorized access to credential storageReview agent audit logs, system audit logs (auditd, Windows Event Log), and security logs for events indicating access attempts to credential storage files or directories. Look for failed authentication, file access, or decryption failures.Affected if Suspicious access patterns or failed credential retrieval attempts are logged
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Inspect stored credential filesIf accessible, examine the credential storage files (often encrypted databases or vault files in the agent's data directory) for signs of tampering, unexpected modification timestamps, or unauthorized copy operations.Affected if Credential storage files show unexpected modifications or have been accessed by unauthorized processes
The environment is affected if the IT Management Agent is installed, uses vulnerable software versions, has ACCs stored in its secure storage, and shows signs of unauthorized access to credential storage.
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.
From vendor dataUpdate the IT Management Agent to the patched version. Rotate all Account Connectivity Credentials that may have been stored in the affected secure storage. Investigate logs for any signs of credential extraction or unauthorized access.
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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-2025-24508 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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