# CVE-2024-29821: Privilege escalation in DSM

> Authenticated local users can execute code with elevated privileges due to insecure ACLs in Ivanti DSM.

- **Severity:** High 7.8 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 18 Oct 2024
- **Updated:** 21 Oct 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-577c-fj3g-5rvc

## What is CVE-2024-29821?

CVE-2024-29821 is a high-severity vulnerability in Ivanti DSM, published on 18 Oct 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Ivanti DSM < version 2024.2 allows authenticated users on the local machine to run code with elevated privileges due to insecure ACL via unspecified attack vector.

Weakness: CWE-863 (Incorrect Authorization)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-29821?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Ivanti Desktop \& Server Management.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-29821?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-29821 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2024-29821 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-29821 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Ivanti DSM

- [CVE-2024-38648](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-38648/): Hardcoded credentials in DSM (critical 9.0)
- [CVE-2026-3483](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-3483/): Privilege escalation in Desktop and Server Management (high 7.8)
- [CVE-2024-29213](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-29213/): Privilege escalation in DSM (high 7.8)
- [CVE-2023-28129](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-28129/): Command injection in Desktop & Server Management (DSM) (high 7.8)
- [CVE-2024-7572](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-7572/): Missing authorization in Desktop and Server Management (high 7.1)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-29821 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-29821 is a high-severity vulnerability in Ivanti DSM, published on 18 Oct 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-29821 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Ivanti DSM. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-29821/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-29821/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-29821
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-29821
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-29821

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-29821/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.