What is CVE-2024-38648?

CVE-2024-38648 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Ivanti Desktop \& Server Management, classified under Use of Hard-coded Credentials. CVSS score: 5.7/10. Published 2025-07-12.

How severe is CVE-2024-38648?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.7 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Ivanti Desktop \& Server Management

CVE-2024-38648

A hardcoded secret in Ivanti DSM before 2024.2 allows an authenticated attacker on an adjacent network to decrypt sensitive data including user credentials.

Published 2025-07-12 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.7 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.006 (44.8th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 45th percentile — 44.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.006 · newest: 0.006 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Ivanti Desktop \& Server Management
Ivanti Dsm — versions 2024.2

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-798 — Use of Hard-coded Credentials

References

forums.ivanti.com/s/article/SA-2024-07-12-CVE-2024-38648 (Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-38648?: CVE-2024-38648 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Ivanti Desktop \& Server Management, classified under Use of Hard-coded Credentials. CVSS score: 5.7/10. Published 2025-07-12.
How severe is CVE-2024-38648?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.7 out of 10.