Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
This CVE affects older Devolutions Server releases. In specific conditions, an attacker positioned to intercept traffic could capture private keys because the connections/partial endpoint accepted cleartext. Business risk is limited by high attack complexity and required user interaction, but affected password-management infrastructure should be updated promptly.
Executive priority
Treat as a low-severity but sensitive-data issue. Update affected Devolutions Server deployments during the next normal security maintenance window, faster if the service handles high-value credentials or is used across untrusted networks.
Technical view
Devolutions Server before 2021.1.18 and LTS before 2020.3.20 exposed private keys to interception through a man-in-the-middle scenario against the cleartext connections/partial endpoint. CVSS 3.1 is 2.6 with adjacent attack vector, high complexity, no privileges, required user interaction, and low confidentiality impact.
Likely exposure
Exposure is limited to organizations running Devolutions Server versions earlier than 2021.1.18 or LTS versions earlier than 2020.3.20, especially where traffic could be intercepted between users and the server.
Exploitation context
The provided sources do not show active exploitation, and the CVE is not listed as KEV. Exploitation requires a man-in-the-middle position and user interaction, so it is not a broad unauthenticated remote compromise scenario.
Researcher notes
The source bundle identifies the affected endpoint and fixed version thresholds but provides limited product metadata, no CWE, and no exploitation evidence. Avoid assuming broader Devolutions products are affected without vendor confirmation.
Mitigation direction
- Upgrade Devolutions Server to 2021.1.18 or later.
- Upgrade LTS deployments to 2020.3.20 or later.
- Review the Devolutions advisory for any environment-specific guidance.
- Prioritize systems reachable over networks where traffic interception is plausible.
Validation and detection
- Inventory all Devolutions Server instances and record exact versions.
- Confirm no instance is below 2021.1.18 or LTS 2020.3.20.
- Review network paths where users connect to Devolutions Server.
- Check whether the connections/partial endpoint remains reachable on outdated deployments.
Public sources used
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Open ATT&CK lookup- Severity
- Low
- CVSS
- 2.6 (3.1)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AC:H/AV:A/A:N/C:L/I:N/PR:N/S:U/UI:R
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CVSS:3.1/AC:H/AV:A/A:N/C:L/I:N/PR:N/S:U/UI:R1.21.4Primary CVE scoreVulnerability scoring details
Base CVSS 3.1 score
2.6LowVector: CVSS:3.1/AC:H/AV:A/A:N/C:L/I:N/PR:N/S:U/UI:R
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://devolutions.net/security/advisories/DEVO-2021-0005CVE reference · x_refsource_MISC
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