CVE-2024-8496 Privilege escalation in Workspace Control

High 7.8 Published 11 Dec 2024 Updated 14 Dec 2024

A local authenticated attacker can exploit insecure permissions in Ivanti Workspace Control to achieve local privilege escalation.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Any signed-in user
Attackable: Local or same network only
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2024-8496?

CVE-2024-8496 is a high-severity vulnerability in Ivanti Workspace Control, published on 11 Dec 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Under specific circumstances, insecure permissions in Ivanti Workspace Control before version 10.18.40.0 allows a local authenticated attacker to achieve local privilege escalation.

Weakness: CWE-276

Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-8496?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Ivanti Workspace Control.

How do I fix CVE-2024-8496?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-8496 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2024-8496 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-8496 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-2fvj-55p5-9gp4.