Ivanti Endpoint Manager absolute path traversal

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as very critical, has been found in Ivanti Endpoint Manager. This vulnerability affects unknown code. The manipulation leads to absolute path traversal. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2024-13159. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. Furthermore, an exploit is available. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Ivanti Endpoint Manager. It has been rated as very critical. This issue affects an unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a absolute path traversal vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-36. The product uses external input to construct a pathname that should be within a restricted directory, but it does not properly neutralize absolute path sequences such as "/abs/path" that can resolve to a location that is outside of that directory. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

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.

It is possible to read the advisory at forums.ivanti.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2024-13159 since 01/07/2025. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Technical details are unknown but an exploit is available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 10/21/2025). The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1006 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

It is declared as attacked. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 214343 (Ivanti Endpoint Manager 2022 SU6 - January 2025 Security Update), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. The CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog lists this issue since 03/10/2025 with a due date of 03/31/2025:

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

Upgrading to version 2022 SU6 January-2025 Security Update or 2024 January-2025 Security Update eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (214343). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 9.0
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 8.9

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Absolute path traversal
CWE: CWE-36 / CWE-22
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Attacked

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Nessus ID: 214343
Nessus Name: Ivanti Endpoint Manager 2022 SU6 - January 2025 Security Update

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Endpoint Manager 2022 SU6 January-2025 Security Update/2024 January-2025 Security Update

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01/07/2025 🔍
01/14/2025 +7 days 🔍
01/14/2025 +0 days 🔍
10/21/2025 +280 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: forums.ivanti.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2024-13159 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2024-13159
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-291635
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013

Entryinfo

Created: 01/14/2025 18:35
Updated: 10/21/2025 23:50
Changes: 01/14/2025 18:35 (61), 01/18/2025 00:10 (2), 02/21/2025 18:42 (1), 03/10/2025 19:53 (13), 10/21/2025 23:50 (11)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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