Headline
CVE-2022-44569: Ivanti Automation 2023.4 Release Notes
A locally authenticated attacker with low privileges can bypass authentication due to insecure inter-process communication.
What’s New
Updated logo
The logo for Ivanti Automation has been updated to reflect the latest design.
Resolved issues
The following issues were resolved in this release:
Problem ID
Title
93334
Automation team based on Operating System Version Microsoft Windows 11 rule also includes Windows 10 computers.
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93646
Dispatchers are stuck at random times.
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93652
Building block created using ‘Automation/API/BuildingBlocks/Create’ is missing the Run Elevated info: <runelevated>yes</runelevated>.
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94122
Runbook containing multiple projects are giving visual inconsistency.
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94218
Netbios name resolve is not working anymore in task Install Windows Installer package with a resource located on fileshare (UNC).
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94406
The previously used Root certificate information still resides in the Automation Agent MSI file.
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Resolved an Automation Manager authentication bypass vulnerability
Release Notes for previous versions of Ivanti Automation 2023
Ivanti Automation 2023.3
Resolved issues
The following issues were resolved in this release:
Problem ID
Title
92405
Projects still runs in prepare for image task, regardless if the project is enabled or disabled.
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92597
The File Operations task fails when wildcards are used in the path.
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93108
Option grab log file in perform unattended installation task does not work in Ivanti Automation.
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93464
The Install Windows Installer Package task fails after upgrade to 10.22.0.0
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93850
The spelling of the word ‘following’ is incorrect in the pop-up that appears when deleting a team that has a task in it.
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Ivanti Automation 2023.2.0.1
Resolved issues
The following issues were resolved in this release:
Problem ID
Title
93451
Runbook is not fully processed when a Project is used in the Runbook job in Ivanti Automation 2023.2.0.0
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Resolved in release 2023.2(.0.0):
Problem ID
Title
90177
The View button for Resulting Tasks in scheduled recurring Jobs is not working.
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92477
Task Install Windows Installer Package fails after upgrade to Ivanti Automation 2023.1 (10.22.0.0).
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92587
After installing Ivanti Automation 2022.4: File Operations task to move folder content fails: Access to the path is denied.
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92868
The Perform Unattended Installation task fails after updating Ivanti Automation.
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92929
Task Apply Registry Settings using Expandable String Values adds additional backslashes in the data value.
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93038
Module Conditions in a Project are not visible when viewed via the Job History.
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Released in 2023.2(.0.0), but reverted:
Problem ID
Title
92405
(reverted)
Projects still run in Prepare for Image task regardless if the project is enabled or disabled.
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Ivanti Automation 2023.1
Resolved issues
The following issues were resolved in this release:
Problem ID
Title
92110
The PowerShell Core (Execute) task does not show the Console Output tab in the executed job details.
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92144
After editing a configured Condition based on a registry value, the following error is shown: A string literal was not closed.
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91747
After an Ivanti Automation upgrade is performed, the C:\IA_RecycleBin folder not auto-cleaned up.
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91932
The order of jobs scheduled on multiple agents is incorrect in the Activity and Job History tabs.
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91976
The Query Parameters task behaves differently, causing Execute Commands tasks to fail.
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91966
When the Set Environment Variables task is used, the Variable name is changed to case-sensitive.
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Release Notes for Ivanti Automation 2022
Ivanti Automation 2022.4
What’s New
Tracing optimizations
Starting with Ivanti Automation 2022.4, you have more control over how much disk space tracing takes up. By implementing the MaxLogFileSizeMB, FreeDiskspacePercent, and FileLogThreshold registers, you can set up the maximum amount of megabytes a trace file can take up before rewriting itself, how much space needs to be available in order for the trace entries to be written in the trace file, and control what trace levels should be written.
Resolved issues
The following issues were resolved in this release:
Problem ID
Title
91488
If the date/time information stored in the TelemetryLastSend registry key has an incorrect format, the Automation Dispatcher logs the following error in the Microsoft Windows Event Viewer: String was not recognized as a valid DateTime.
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91321
Handles on agent.exe are not completely released after running Powershell tasks in Ivanti Automation.
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91010
Missing Global option in the drop down menu within Topology > Teams settings in Ivanti Automation.
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91513
The REST Request task fails with the following error: An error has occurred.
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91138
The Deploy Automation Components task does not contain connection information when used to deploy the Ivanti Automation Console.
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91477
When upgrading the Automation environment, the upgrade pack requests credentials to continue.
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91079
Recurring schedule stops and is not reschedules as expected.
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91362
The Apply Registry Settings task fails when the REG_MULTI_SZ registry entry is set with an empty Data field.
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90574
When the use of Comments on Versioning is avoided when editing a Runbook, it causes the Ivanti Automation Console to freeze.
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91170
Filtering the Job History in Ivanti Automation does not work since version 2022.3.
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91011
The Perform Single File Operation task in Ivanti Automation does not accept * to delete subfolders and content in subfolders.
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91020
Tasks using Global Variables of type Credentials fail with the following error: 1326 The username or password is incorrect.
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91212
When an Automation Resource Package is used in the Perform Unattended Installation task, the task fails with the following errors: Process failed to start or Timeout expired - Process terminated.
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91476
Visual view in the Ivanti Automation Console seems not to be correct, order is not as it should be.
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Ivanti Automation 2022.3.1
Resolved issues
The following issues were resolved in this release:
Problem ID
Title
90807
When using the Download Resource task to download an Ivanti Automation Resource Package, the task fails with the following error: Failed (completely or partly) to extract ‘ResourcePackage’ to 'C:\<PATH>\DestinationFolder.
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90796
Changing the Windows Defender Firewall service startup type with Ivanti Automation fails.
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90753
The AutoCreate button for RunBook and Project parameters only works in combination with AutoLink.
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90767
After upgrading to Ivanti Automation 2022.3, the Perform Unattended Installation task fails to download linked resources.
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90736
After upgrading to Ivanti Automation 2022.3, the Perform Unattended Installation task fails if the resource is located on FileShare.
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90786
After upgrading to Ivanti Automation 2022.3, the Perform Unattended Installation task fails when using an Ivanti Automation Resource Package.
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Ivanti Automation 2022.3
What’s New****Resolved issues
The following issues were resolved in this release:
Problem ID
Title
90055
When an automated installation using Chef tool is started, communication between the Agent and the Dispatcher fails and the resamad.xml file is not created.
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90346
The Download Resource task fails when the destination path is set to C:\.
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90091
Intermittently, the Project Parameter value is cleared during Job activity.
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90431
Ivanti Automation tasks with linked Resources fail with the following error: StartIndex cannot be less than zero.
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90012
When an Automation Agent has a Primary Team set, the Download Resource task fails with the following error: Resource could not be downloaded in cache: <Resource.wis>. Original resource name: <FileName>.
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90531
A module containing the task Perform File Operation: Action Edit/Create INI file and having the file path set to C:\fails with the following error: Failed to rename, file or folder “C:\placeholder.ini” does not exist.
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When a string used to filter Job History or Audit Trail entries contains a single quote character ('), the filtering returns no records.
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When the Automation Console is used to configure the maximum number of parallel jobs that an Agent can execute to 100, the agent will only execute 50 Jobs in parallel.
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When Auto-Refresh is enabled and many entries are present, deadlocks occur in the Scheduling and Activity nodes.
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When the Agent Alias feature is enabled, but no paths are configured, CheckForChanges errors are logged and no jobs are picked by the Agents.
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The Evaluator is not functional for the Parameters (Query) and Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager (Query Server) tasks.
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Ivanti Automation 2022.2.2
Resolved issues
The following issues were resolved in this release:
Problem ID
Title
90037
The Perform Single File Operation task fails if the destination folder does not exist.
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90091
Intermittently, the Project Parameter value is cleared during Job activity.
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90012
When an Automation Agent has a Primary Team set, the Download Resource task fails with the following error: Resource could not be downloaded in cache: <Resource.wis>. Original resource name: <FileName>.
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90130
The exit code in an Execute Command task is always 0.
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90271
The Manage Service task does not work if the service name contains a space.
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The Dispatcher is not updated after upgrading the Automation environment.
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An Execute Command task configured with credentials and referencing a resource file fails.
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Unicode characters are incorrectly presented in job results in the Automation Console.
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Ivanti Automation 2022.2.1
Known issues
The list below contains known issues for this release:
Problem ID
Title
90037
The Perform Single File Operation task fails if the destination folder does not exist.
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90091
Intermittently, the Project Parameter value is cleared during Job activity.
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90012
When an Automation Agent has a Primary Team set, the Download Resource task fails with the following error: Resource could not be downloaded in cache: <Resource.wis>. Original resource name: <FileName>.
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90130
The exit code in an Execute Command task is always 0.
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90271
The Manage Service task does not work if the service name contains a space.
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The Dispatcher is not updated after upgrading the Automation environment.
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An Execute Command task configured with credentials and referencing a resource file fails.
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Unicode characters are incorrectly presented in job results in the Automation Console.
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Resolved issues
The following issues were resolved in this release:
Problem ID
Title
89803
The Manage Service Properties task fails with the following error: Invalid access to memory location.
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89821
An Execute Command task fails when Execute command using the Windows command interpreter is unchecked.
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89818
The variable in the Execute Command task is case sensitive.
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89819
The Copy - File/Folder action of a single file in the Perform File Operations task fails.
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Stopping a service by using the Manage Service Properties task fails without returning an error.
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Ivanti Automation 2022.2
What’s new
Automation tasks migrated to a newer code base
For continued maintainability of the code, the following tasks have been migrated to a newer code base:
Files (Perform Operations);
Environment Variables (Set, Delete);
Service Properties (Manage);
Resource (Download);
Command (Execute).
Known issues
The list below contains known issues for this release:
Problem ID
Title
89803
The Manage Service Properties task fails with the following error: Invalid access to memory location.
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89821
An Execute Command task fails when Execute command using the Windows command interpreter is unchecked.
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89818
The variable in the Execute Command task is case sensitive.
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89819
The Copy - File/Folder action of a single file in the Perform File Operations task fails.
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Stopping a service by using the Manage Service Properties task fails to report the actual error message.
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Resolved issues
The following issues were resolved in this release:
Problem ID
Title
89428
Automation jobs scheduled via the Dispatcher to an empty team stay in the Scheduled state indefinitely.
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88869
Automation jobs are incorrectly processed on Agents installed on non-persisted machines.
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89331
After upgrading to Ivanti Automation 2021.4, the Automation Console is not responding when scheduling runbooks.
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89381
Downloading resource fails with the following error: Resource could not be downloaded in cache: <Resource.wis>. Original resource name: <FileName>.
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89376
Automation Agents show an increase in memory usage while no jobs are being executed.
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89406
After selecting a new Automation Module or Project in Environment Manager, the following error is shown: Unable to connect to the selected Dispatcher service.
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89113
The operation of checking if the LanmanWorkstation service is running fails on non-English operating systems.
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88752
When choosing the option Change settings for multiple Agents in the Automation console, the Global <value> is visible and the Team <value> is not available.
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89484
When selecting the Variables node in the Ivanti Automation Console, the following error is shown: clsVariable.Load_Internal: 13 - Type mismatch.
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89216
When a condition checking a parameter has to check a value containing 5 or more digits, the following error appears when opening the task and condition: Error in sharedEncryption.fstrLegecyDecrypt: 5 - Invalid procedure call or argument.
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The license overview now displays license points correctly when old and new license types are combined.
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Ivanti Automation 2022.1
What’s new****New team membership rules
Automatically add Agents to Teams with new file/folder and registry key detection rules. More information.
Service triggers
Start and stop Windows services based on trigger events. More information.
Interactive job execution
Use this task to create interactive multipart jobs, where the user sees a Windows notification and can choose to continue, skip, or abort job actions. More information.
New Automation component deployment logs
When deploying Ivanti Automation components, the Job History has a new Log tab that displays the MSI installation log. This can help troubleshoot deployment issues. In Job History > Tasks, double-click the task you want and then click the Log tab.
The database revision level remains at 83
There was no database revision level update for this release.
Resolved issues
The following issues were resolved in this release:
Problem ID
Title
87369
Agents will not pick up jobs after recreating a global variable that is used on a Teams or Agents level.
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87675
Scheduled Jobs based on a CRON expression return the following error: Please enter a valid cron expression.
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87561
Opening a scheduled job results in the error: Error in clsParamters.Load: 452 This key is already associated with an element of this collection.
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87739
The drop-down list for the RunbookWho parameter in a runbook contains an additional entry.
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88147
Using functions in an Automation task results in the error that the task contains illegal characters.
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87960
Error in modWMC.MoveListItemTop:13 Type mismatch appears when changing the order of a Runbook job.
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88048
The Date/Time information in some of the columns of the Automation Console is presented with an incorrect order of the day and month.
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88229
World writable permissions on the resamad.log are marked as violations by third party security scanners.
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88250
Windows 10 21H2 - v2009 (19044.1348) is not detected when using as condition OS Windows 10.
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88292
Using PowerCLI to manage a VMWare vCenter environment via Ivanti Automation results in the error: Could not load file or assembly 'Newtonsoft.Json’.
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88341
Could not load file or assembly server error on opening Ivanti Automation Management Portal.
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87107
Error during the creation of a building block: ERROR in modBuildingBlocks.FillCustomSettings: 91 - Object variable or With block variable not set.
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The Automation Console connection registry values are changed when using Windows Authentication even though the user was not prompted to save them.
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No error is presented when Windows Authentication is used and the impersonation is done using the logged on user instead of configured user.
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The Automation Agent fails to auto update when the download of the new msi file takes too long.
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Release Notes for Ivanti Automation 2021 and older
Ivanti Automation 2021 Release Notes
Ivanti Automation 2020 Release Notes