CVE-2024-8441 Privilege escalation in Endpoint Manager
A local authenticated attacker with admin privileges can escalate to SYSTEM via an uncontrolled search path in the Ivanti EPM agent.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2024-8441?
CVE-2024-8441 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Ivanti Endpoint Manager, published on 10 Sep 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
An uncontrolled search path in the agent of Ivanti EPM before 2022 SU6, or the 2024 September update allows a local authenticated attacker with admin privileges to escalate their privileges to SYSTEM.
Weakness: CWE-427
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-8441?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Ivanti Endpoint Manager.
How do I fix CVE-2024-8441?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-8441 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2024-8441 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-8441 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Ivanti Endpoint Manager
- CVE-2024-13159 Ivanti Endpoint Manager (EPM) Absolute Path Traversal
- CVE-2024-13160 Ivanti Endpoint Manager (EPM) Absolute Path Traversal
- CVE-2024-13161 Ivanti Endpoint Manager (EPM) Absolute Path Traversal
- CVE-2024-29824 Ivanti Endpoint Manager (EPM) SQL Injection
- CVE-2026-1603 Ivanti Endpoint Manager (EPM) Authentication Bypass
Sources
Also known as GHSA-h926-5fmr-p532.