Ivanti Endpoint Manager (EPM) Absolute Path Traversal Vulnerability
Ivanti — Endpoint Manager
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.
9.8
99.8%
Vector breakdown
- Attack vector
- Network
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Published
- Jan 14, 2025
- Modified
- Oct 21, 2025
- Added to KEV
- Mar 10, 2025
- Federal patch due
- Mar 31, 2025
CISA required action
Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
Weakness classification
Proof-of-concept & exploitation references
Weaponization
Public repositories whose name or description references CVE-2024-13159, found via a live GitHub search at request time. These are community-sourced signals, not a verified working exploit - cross-check each one before relying on it, and treat higher star counts and recent activity as (weak) corroboration, not proof.
No public GitHub repositories referencing CVE-2024-13159 were found at last check. Absence here is not proof no exploit exists - see the references below for vendor advisories and write-ups.
References
Frequently asked questions
What is CVE-2024-13159?
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.
How severe is CVE-2024-13159?
CVE-2024-13159 has a CVSS base score of 9.8 out of 10 (CVSS 3.1).
Is CVE-2024-13159 actively exploited in the wild?
Yes. CVE-2024-13159 is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, added Mar 10, 2025, meaning CISA has confirmed evidence of active exploitation.
What is the EPSS score for CVE-2024-13159?
99.8% - meaning FIRST.org's EPSS model estimates a 99.8% probability this vulnerability will be exploited in the wild within 30 days (100% percentile among all scored CVEs).
Is there exploit tooling available for CVE-2024-13159?
Yes - a public Nuclei template referencing CVE-2024-13159 exist in public repositories we checked.
What type of vulnerability is CVE-2024-13159?
CVE-2024-13159 is classified under CWE-36 (CWE-36 Absolute Path Traversal).
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