CVE-2024-38653

HIGHNVD 7.59.0
EchelonGraph scoreHIGH confidence

Score elevated to 9.0 because EPSS predicts 92% probability of exploitation within the next 30 days (top 0.2% of all CVEs). NVD baseline CVSS 7.5 retained for reference. Confidence: see factors.

Triggered by: EPSS exploit prediction ≥85%
Sources: epss, ghsa, nvd
Trending — 3 sources updated this weekElevated
7.5
EchelonGraph verdictPatch this weekExploitation is likely or a public exploit exists.
  • High exploitation likelihood — EPSS 92%
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS: 92%CVSS: 7.5Exploit: NoneExposed: 0

No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.

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

CVSS v3
7.5
EG Score
9.0(high)
EG Risk
92(Track)
EG Risk 92/100SSVC: Track

EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).

How it’s computed
Severity90% × 45%
Exploitation92% × 40%
Automatability100% × 15%
Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence.
EPSS
99.8%
KEV
Not listed

Published

August 14, 2024

Last Modified

August 15, 2024

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 5× in last 7d / 16× in last 30d)

Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

  1. 2026-07-23 02:38 UTCEG score recompute
  2. 2026-07-22 21:21 UTCEG score recompute 0.80
  3. 2026-07-22 21:21 UTCGHSA enrichment
  4. 2026-07-22 14:07 UTCEPSS rescore
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  8. 2026-05-23 12:54 UTCEG score recompute
  9. 2026-05-23 12:54 UTCGHSA enrichment

Publicly available exploits

(1 reference)

Working exploit code is in the public domain. Defenders should treat patch urgency accordingly — public PoCs typically lead to mass-exploitation within 24-72 hours.

  • Nucleihttp/cves/2024/CVE-2024-38653.yaml
    First seen Jan 1, 2024

    Ivanti Avalanche SmartDeviceServer - XML External Entity

    Open source ↗

Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2024-38653?
CVE-2024-38653 is a high vulnerability published on August 14, 2024. XXE in SmartDeviceServer in Ivanti Avalanche 6.3.1 allows a remote unauthenticated attacker to read arbitrary files on the server.
When was CVE-2024-38653 disclosed?
CVE-2024-38653 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on August 14, 2024, with the most recent update on August 15, 2024. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2024-38653 actively exploited?
CVE-2024-38653 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 99.8% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2024-38653?
CVE-2024-38653 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.5 (NVD). EchelonGraph synthesises NVD + CISA KEV + FIRST EPSS + GHSA into a combined EG score of 9.0.
How do I remediate CVE-2024-38653?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2024-38653, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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