CVE-2024-38652
Published: 14 August 2024
Summary
CVE-2024-38652 is a critical-severity Path Traversal (CWE-22) vulnerability in Ivanti Avalanche. Its CVSS base score is 9.1 (Critical).
Operationally, ranked in the top 8.3% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
Deeper analysis
CVE-2024-38652 is a path traversal vulnerability in the skin management component of Ivanti Avalanche 6.3.1 that permits arbitrary file deletion. The flaw is tracked under CWE-22 and carries a CVSS 3.1 score of 9.1, reflecting network-accessible impact without authentication or user interaction.
A remote unauthenticated attacker can supply crafted input to the affected component and delete arbitrary files on the server, resulting in denial of service. No privileges are required, and the attack can be carried out directly over the network.
An Ivanti security advisory covering Avalanche 6.4.4 addresses the issue along with several related CVEs. The EPSS score rose from a low baseline to a peak of 0.1486 before receding to its current value of 0.0712, indicating a period of increased exploitation interest after disclosure.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2024-37507
Vulnerability details
Path traversal in the skin management component of Ivanti Avalanche 6.3.1 allows a remote unauthenticated attacker to achieve denial of service via arbitrary file deletion.
- 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.
Validates pathnames and filenames to prevent traversal outside intended directories.