CVE-2024-13161KEV · OVERDUECWE-36

Ivanti Endpoint Manager (EPM) Absolute Path Traversal Vulnerability

Critical · published January 14, 2025

Patch now

Confirmed exploited, and the score agrees

CVSS calls it critical at 9.8. It is confirmed in active exploitation. It sits in the 99.8th percentile for exploit probability.

572
days past CISA
deadline
CVSS v3.1
9.8
EPSS
90%
Percentile
99.8
In the wild
Confirmed
What it is

🚨 Absolute path traversal in Ivanti EPM is like leaving the back door wide open for anyone to wander in and grab your secrets! 🔥 Think of it as a delivery driver who not only knows the address but can also rummage through any room of your house without you even noticing. The attacker can access sensitive info just by tricking the system into revealing it! An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to leak sensitive information, potentially exposing crucial data to unauthorized individuals. This could lead to devastating consequences, including data breaches and a loss of customer trust. It's a situation that no organization wants to find themselves in!

Put simply

Think of it as a delivery driver who not only knows the address but can also rummage through any room of your house without you even noticing. The attacker can access sensitive info just by tricking the system into revealing it! This path traversal vulnerability allows remote unauthenticated attackers to access files outside the intended directories in Ivanti EPM prior to the January 2024 Security Update, making sensitive information accessible without any authentication.

What to do

An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to leak sensitive information, potentially exposing crucial data to unauthorized individuals. This could lead to devastating consequences, including data breaches and a loss of customer trust. It's a situation that no organization wants to find themselves in! To safeguard your systems, immediately upgrade to the January 2024 Security Update or the January 2025 Security Update if you're on the 2022 SU6 version. Make sure to review your security configurations and tighten access controls to minimize risk further. You've got this! Follow these steps, and you'll fortify your defenses in no time. 🛡️

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
9.8 · CRITICAL
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.89809 · 99.8th percentile
Weakness
CWE-36 · Absolute Path Traversal
Published
2025-01-14T17:11Z
KEV added
2025-03-10 · due 2025-03-31
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 10 MAR 00:00Z
    Added to CISA KEV — remediate by Mar 31
    kev
  • 14 JAN 17:11Z
    Absolute path traversal in Ivanti EPM before the 2024 January-2025 Security Update and 2022 SU6 January-2025 Security Update allows a remote unauthenticated…
    cvelistv5