Privilege escalation in Ivanti Endpoint Manager

CVE-2022-30121

The “LANDesk(R) Management Agent” service exposes a socket and once connected, it is possible to launch commands only for signed executables. This is a security bug that allows a limited user to get escalated admin privileges on their system.

Vulnerability class: Privilege Escalation

EPSS: 0.003 (25.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.7 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-30121?
CVE-2022-30121 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Ivanti Endpoint Manager, classified under Improper Privilege Management. CVSS score: 6.7/10. Published 2022-09-23.
How severe is CVE-2022-30121?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.7 out of 10.