XXE in SmartDeviceServer in Ivanti Avalanche 6.3.1 allows a remote unauthenticated attacker to read arbitrary files on the server.

published 2024-08-14 2 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2024-37508

cvss: 8.2; version 3.0, CNA
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 92.0%; EPSS 92.0% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 99.8%
public exploits: 0; none known, plus a Nuclei check

Patch / fix

fixed in 1

Ivanti Avalanche 6.4.4

CISA SSVC

Exploitation: none
Automatable: yes
Technical impact: partial
Assessed: 2 y ago (2024-08-14)

Exploit prediction

91.98% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 99.8% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

Nuclei template Ivanti Avalanche SmartDeviceServer - XML External Entity nuclei detection template

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
CNA	3.0	8.2	CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:L
NVD	3.1	7.5	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Affected products

Ivanti Avalanche

Classification

Weakness

CWE-611 Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference

References

forums.ivanti.com /s/article/Security-Advisory-Ivanti-Avalanche-6-4-4-CVE-2024-38652-CVE-2024-38653-CVE-2024-36136-CVE-2024-3739
vendor-advisory

Sources

CVE List CVE-2024-38653
NVD CVE-2024-38653

Fencer Vulns keeps one entry per vulnerability: the CVE id wins, then GHSA, and records that alias each other are merged, except that two CVEs always keep separate entries. The same data is available as JSON.

CPEs and fixed versions use Anchore's correction of NVD's data: Added CPE configurations because not yet analyzed by NVD.

Summary