CVE-2024-29848
Published: 31 May 2024
Summary
CVE-2024-29848 is a high-severity Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type (CWE-434) vulnerability in Ivanti Avalanche. Its CVSS base score is 7.2 (High).
Operationally, ranked in the top 3.2% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
Deeper analysis
CVE-2024-29848 is an unrestricted file upload vulnerability, tracked under CWE-434, that affects the web component of Ivanti Avalanche versions prior to 6.4.x. The flaw carries a CVSS 3.1 score of 7.2 and permits an authenticated user with administrative privileges to upload arbitrary files that can be executed with SYSTEM-level rights on the underlying host.
An attacker who already possesses a privileged account on the Avalanche console can leverage the upload path to place and invoke malicious payloads, resulting in remote command execution without further user interaction or network-adjacent access requirements.
Ivanti’s May 2024 security advisory and the accompanying release notes for Avalanche 6.4.3.602 state that the issue has been addressed through additional security hardening measures and recommend that customers upgrade to the patched version.
The associated EPSS score has remained flat at 0.3073 with no indicated rise after disclosure.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2024-26840
Vulnerability details
An unrestricted file upload vulnerability in web component of Ivanti Avalanche before 6.4.x allows an authenticated, privileged user to execute arbitrary commands as SYSTEM.
- CWE(s)
Related Threats
No named actor attribution yet. ATT&CK technique mapping in progress for this CVE.
Affected Assets
Mitigating Controls
Likely Mitigating Controls AI
Per-CVE control mapping for this CVE has not run yet; the list below is derived from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry.
Requiring identifiable owners for portable devices reduces the attack surface for unrestricted uploads of dangerous file types via anonymous media.
Dangerous file uploads can be detonated in the chamber to determine malice before any production write or execution occurs.
Prevents unrestricted writing of arbitrary or malicious firmware by keeping hardware write-protect enabled except under tightly controlled manual procedures.
Scans files from external sources on download/open/execute, blocking unrestricted uploads of dangerous file types.