CVE-2024-13159

Ivanti Endpoint Manager (EPM): Absolute Path Traversal

As of , CVE-2024-13159 in Ivanti Endpoint Manager (EPM) is on CISA's list of exploited vulnerabilities: CISA listed it on . Our patch-first group: Patch this week.

Exploited
Yes: CISA listed it on 10 March 2025
US federal deadline
31 March 202521 days after CISA listed it. US federal civilian agencies must fix it by then.
Used in ransomware campaigns
Not known to CISA
EPSS score
0.99Higher than 99% of the CVEs EPSS scores. EPSS estimates the chance of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
Public exploit
None foundNeither Metasploit nor Exploit-DB lists one.
Fix
Vendor advice: forums.ivanti.comLinks below, from CISA's entry.

What CISA says to do

Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

CISA's required action

What the flaw is

Ivanti Endpoint Manager (EPM) contains an absolute path traversal vulnerability that allows a remote unauthenticated attacker to leak sensitive information.

CISA's description

Absolute path traversal in Ivanti EPM before the 2024 January-2025 Security Update and 2022 SU6 January-2025 Security Update allows a remote unauthenticated attacker to leak sensitive information.

The CVE record's description, from ivanti

CVE published
14 January 2025
Assigned by
ivanti
CVSS
9.8 Critical (CVSS 3.1, from the CNA)
CWE-36
Absolute Path Traversal
CISA SSVC, exploitation
active
CISA SSVC, automatable
yes
CISA SSVC, technical impact
total

Timeline

  1. The CVE record was published.
  2. CISA added it to its list of exploited vulnerabilities.
  3. The US federal deadline to fix it.

Endpoint Manager (EPM): other exploited entries

VulnerabilityProductOur groupListedDeadlineEPSS
CVE-2024-29824SQL InjectionIvanti Endpoint Manager (EPM)Patch this weekMetasploit module; EPSS 0.990.99
CVE-2026-1603Authentication BypassIvanti Endpoint Manager (EPM)Patch this weekEPSS 0.880.88
CVE-2024-13160Absolute Path TraversalIvanti Endpoint Manager (EPM)Patch this weekEPSS 0.910.91
CVE-2024-13161Absolute Path TraversalIvanti Endpoint Manager (EPM)Patch this weekEPSS 0.900.90

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