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CVE-2024-38648: ivanti desktop_\&_server_management Use of Hard-coded Credentials

CVSS: 9.0v3.0CriticalAnalyzed
Published 12-07-2025Last modified 14-07-2025
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2024-38648 is a critical (CVSS 9.0) Use of Hard-coded Credentials vulnerability in ivanti desktop_\&_server_management. EPSS estimates a 0.59% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 47% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
70/100
0100
High · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
9.0/10
010
Critical · v3.0 (CVE.org)
EPSS score
0.59%
0%100%
Low · +0.02 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 12-07-2025
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 14-07-2025
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

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

CVSS metrics

3 scores · 2 sources · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

0.59%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

47%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

+0.02 pp

From 0.57% on 20-09-2026

20-09-202620-10-2026
EPSS score
0.59%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Ivanti2 products

1 vendor · 2 products

References

1 links