📄 Description (English)
Ivanti Endpoint Manager Cloud Service Appliance (EPM CSA) Code Injection Vulnerability — Ivanti Endpoint Manager Cloud Service Appliance (EPM CSA) contains a code injection vulnerability that allows an unauthenticated user to execute malicious code with limited permissions (nobody).
🤖 AI Executive Summary
CVE-2021-44529 is a critical unauthenticated code injection vulnerability in Ivanti Endpoint Manager Cloud Service Appliance (EPM CSA) with CVSS 9.0 severity. An attacker can execute arbitrary code without authentication, potentially compromising endpoint management infrastructure across organizations. With public exploits available, this vulnerability poses immediate risk to Saudi organizations relying on Ivanti EPM for device management and compliance.
📄 Description (Arabic)
🤖 AI Intelligence Analysis Analyzed: Apr 21, 2026 11:19
🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia Impact Assessment
High impact on Saudi government agencies (NCA, NCSC), banking sector (SAMA-regulated institutions), healthcare organizations (MOH), and large enterprises using Ivanti EPM for endpoint management. Compromised EPM CSA could lead to lateral movement across managed endpoints, data exfiltration, malware deployment, and disruption of critical infrastructure. Energy sector (ARAMCO, utilities) and telecommunications (STC, Mobily) face significant risk if EPM CSA is internet-facing or accessible from untrusted networks.
🏢 Affected Saudi Sectors
Government (NCA, NCSC, ministries)
Banking & Financial Services (SAMA-regulated)
Healthcare (MOH, private hospitals)
Energy & Utilities (ARAMCO, power companies)
Telecommunications (STC, Mobily, Zain)
Large Enterprises (IT infrastructure management)
Education (universities, research institutions)
🎯 MITRE ATT&CK Techniques
⚖️ Saudi Risk Score (AI)
9.2
/ 10.0
🔧 Remediation Steps (English)
IMMEDIATE ACTIONS:
1. Identify all Ivanti EPM CSA instances in your environment and document their network exposure
2. Restrict network access to EPM CSA to authorized administrators only (implement firewall rules, VPN requirement)
3. Disable internet-facing access immediately if EPM CSA is exposed
4. Monitor EPM CSA logs for suspicious activity, code injection attempts, and unauthorized access
PATCHING:
5. Apply Ivanti security patches immediately (check Ivanti advisory for specific version updates)
6. Verify patch installation and restart EPM CSA services
7. Test patched systems in non-production environment first
DETECTION & MONITORING:
8. Deploy IDS/IPS signatures for CVE-2021-44529 exploitation attempts
9. Monitor for suspicious process execution from EPM CSA (nobody user context)
10. Enable detailed logging on EPM CSA and forward logs to SIEM
11. Search logs for patterns: code injection payloads, unusual HTTP requests to EPM CSA endpoints
COMPENSATING CONTROLS (if patch unavailable):
12. Implement network segmentation isolating EPM CSA from untrusted networks
13. Deploy WAF rules blocking known exploitation patterns
14. Require multi-factor authentication for EPM CSA administrative access
15. Conduct vulnerability scan post-remediation
🔧 خطوات المعالجة (العربية)
الإجراءات الفورية:
1. حدد جميع مثيلات Ivanti EPM CSA في بيئتك وتوثيق تعرضها للشبكة
2. قيد الوصول إلى EPM CSA للمسؤولين المصرح لهم فقط (تطبيق قواعد جدار الحماية، متطلبات VPN)
3. عطل الوصول المكشوف على الإنترنت فوراً إذا كان EPM CSA مكشوفاً
4. راقب سجلات EPM CSA للنشاط المريب ومحاولات حقن الأكواد والوصول غير المصرح
التصحيح:
5. طبق تصحيحات أمان Ivanti فوراً (تحقق من استشارة Ivanti لتحديثات الإصدار المحددة)
6. تحقق من تثبيت التصحيح وأعد تشغيل خدمات EPM CSA
7. اختبر الأنظمة المصححة في بيئة غير الإنتاج أولاً
الكشف والمراقبة:
8. نشر توقيعات IDS/IPS لمحاولات استغلال CVE-2021-44529
9. راقب تنفيذ العمليات المريبة من EPM CSA (سياق مستخدم nobody)
10. فعّل التسجيل التفصيلي على EPM CSA وأرسل السجلات إلى SIEM
11. ابحث في السجلات عن الأنماط: حمولات حقن الأكواد، طلبات HTTP غير العادية لنقاط نهاية EPM CSA
الضوابط البديلة (إذا لم يكن التصحيح متاحاً):
12. طبق تقسيم الشبكة لعزل EPM CSA عن الشبكات غير الموثوقة
13. نشر قواعد WAF لحجب أنماط الاستغلال المعروفة
14. اطلب المصادقة متعددة العوامل للوصول الإداري إلى EPM CSA
15. أجرِ فحص الثغرات بعد المعالجة
📋 Regulatory Compliance Mapping
🟢 NCA ECC 2024
ECC 2024 A.12.6.1 - Management of technical vulnerabilities
ECC 2024 A.14.2.1 - Secure development policy
ECC 2024 A.12.3.1 - Configuration management
ECC 2024 A.12.2.1 - Change management
🔵 SAMA CSF
ID.RA-1 - Asset management and vulnerability identification
PR.IP-12 - Security patch management
DE.CM-8 - Vulnerability scans
RS.MI-2 - Incident response and containment
🟡 ISO 27001:2022
A.12.3.1 - Configuration management
A.12.6.1 - Management of technical vulnerabilities
A.14.2.1 - Secure development policy
A.12.2.1 - Change management procedures
🟣 PCI DSS v4.0
Requirement 6.2 - Security patches for system components
Requirement 11.2 - Vulnerability scanning
Requirement 6.1 - Secure development processes
🔗 References & Sources 0
No references.
📦 Affected Products / CPE 1 entries
Ivanti:Endpoint Manager Cloud Service Appliance (EPM CSA)