CVE-2025-22455: Ivanti Workspace Control Info Disclosure

CVE-2025-22455 Overview

A hardcoded cryptographic key vulnerability has been identified in Ivanti Workspace Control before version 10.19.0.0. This security flaw allows a local authenticated attacker to decrypt stored SQL credentials, potentially exposing sensitive database access information. The vulnerability stems from improper key management practices where a static encryption key is embedded directly in the application code, enabling attackers to reverse-engineer the decryption process.

Critical Impact

Local authenticated attackers can decrypt stored SQL credentials, potentially leading to unauthorized database access, data exfiltration, and lateral movement within the enterprise environment.

Affected Products

• Ivanti Workspace Control versions prior to 10.19.0.0
• Enterprise deployments utilizing SQL credential storage within Workspace Control
• Organizations with local user access to Workspace Control installations

Discovery Timeline

• 2025-06-10 - CVE-2025-22455 published to NVD
• 2025-07-10 - Last updated in NVD database

Technical Details for CVE-2025-22455

Vulnerability Analysis

This vulnerability is classified under CWE-321 (Use of Hard-coded Cryptographic Key), representing a fundamental cryptographic weakness in the application's credential storage mechanism. The flaw exists because Ivanti Workspace Control uses a hardcoded encryption key to protect stored SQL database credentials. Since this key is static and embedded within the application, any local authenticated user with access to the application files can potentially extract the key and use it to decrypt stored credentials.

The local attack vector requires the attacker to have authenticated access to the system where Workspace Control is installed. Once authenticated, the attacker can leverage the hardcoded key to decrypt SQL credentials without requiring additional privileges, effectively bypassing the intended security controls designed to protect sensitive database connection information.

Root Cause

The root cause of CVE-2025-22455 is the implementation of a hardcoded cryptographic key within the Ivanti Workspace Control application for encrypting SQL credentials. Rather than utilizing dynamic key generation, key derivation functions, or secure key management solutions (such as hardware security modules or OS-level credential stores), the developers embedded a static encryption key directly in the application. This design decision means that all installations of vulnerable versions share the same encryption key, making credential decryption trivial once the key is extracted.

Attack Vector

The attack requires local access to a system running Ivanti Workspace Control. An authenticated local attacker can exploit this vulnerability through the following general approach:

1. Gain local authenticated access to a Windows system running vulnerable Ivanti Workspace Control
2. Locate the application files or configuration data containing the hardcoded encryption key
3. Extract the static cryptographic key from the application binaries or configuration
4. Identify stored encrypted SQL credentials within the Workspace Control configuration
5. Apply the extracted key to decrypt the SQL credentials
6. Use the recovered credentials to access backend SQL databases

The vulnerability does not require user interaction and can be exploited with low complexity once local access is obtained. Successful exploitation results in high impact to confidentiality, integrity, and availability as the attacker gains access to database credentials.

Detection Methods for CVE-2025-22455

Indicators of Compromise

• Unusual access to Ivanti Workspace Control configuration files or binaries by non-administrator users
• Unexpected read operations on files containing encrypted SQL credentials
• Anomalous database connection attempts using credentials associated with Workspace Control
• Evidence of reverse engineering tools or memory analysis utilities running on systems with Workspace Control installed
• Unauthorized access to SQL databases from Workspace Control servers

Detection Strategies

• Monitor file access patterns to Ivanti Workspace Control installation directories for suspicious activity
• Implement database audit logging to detect unauthorized connection attempts using Workspace Control service accounts
• Deploy endpoint detection and response (EDR) solutions to identify credential extraction attempts
• Review Windows Security Event logs for abnormal local authentication patterns on affected systems

Monitoring Recommendations

• Enable comprehensive audit logging on systems running Ivanti Workspace Control
• Configure database monitoring to alert on connections from unexpected sources using Workspace Control credentials
• Implement file integrity monitoring on critical Workspace Control configuration files
• Establish baseline network behavior for Workspace Control database communications to detect anomalies

How to Mitigate CVE-2025-22455

Immediate Actions Required

• Upgrade Ivanti Workspace Control to version 10.19.0.0 or later immediately
• Rotate all SQL credentials stored within Workspace Control after applying the patch
• Audit database access logs for any unauthorized connections using Workspace Control credentials
• Review local user access to systems running Workspace Control and implement least-privilege principles
• Consider implementing additional access controls and monitoring on affected systems until patching is complete

Patch Information

Ivanti has released a security update addressing this vulnerability in Workspace Control version 10.19.0.0. Organizations should prioritize upgrading to this version or later to remediate the hardcoded key vulnerability. After upgrading, it is critical to rotate all SQL credentials that were previously stored using the vulnerable encryption mechanism, as they may have been compromised.

For complete details, refer to the Ivanti Security Advisory.

Workarounds

• Restrict local access to systems running Ivanti Workspace Control to only essential personnel
• Implement network segmentation to limit access from Workspace Control servers to SQL databases
• Enable enhanced monitoring and alerting for SQL credential usage patterns
• Consider using alternative credential storage mechanisms such as Windows Credential Manager or enterprise secrets management solutions until the patch can be applied
• Implement additional authentication controls on backend SQL databases to reduce impact of potential credential exposure

# Post-patch credential rotation verification
# Verify Ivanti Workspace Control version
wmic product where "name like '%Ivanti Workspace Control%'" get version

# After confirming version 10.19.0.0 or later, rotate SQL credentials
# and update Workspace Control configuration with new credentials