CVE-2024-13161
Ivanti Endpoint Manager (EPM) Absolute Path Traversal
- Published14 Jan 2025
- Added to CISA KEV10 Mar 2025
- Remediation due31 Mar 2025
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.
CVSS 3.1 breakdown
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HAffected products
Remediation
References
- https://forums.ivanti.com/s/article/Security-Advisory-EPM-January-2025-for-EPM-2024-and-EPM-2022-SU6
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2024-13161
- https://www.horizon3.ai/attack-research/attack-blogs/ivanti-endpoint-manager-multiple-credential-coercion-vulnerabilities/
Related CVEs
Recent high-severity vulnerabilities sharing a weakness type.
Frequently asked
Is CVE-2024-13161 being actively exploited?
Yes. CVE-2024-13161 is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, added 10 Mar 2025.
How severe is CVE-2024-13161?
CVE-2024-13161 has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 9.8, rated critical. EPSS estimates a 90.1% probability of exploitation.
Which products are affected by CVE-2024-13161?
Affected products include Ivanti Endpoint Manager.
How do I fix CVE-2024-13161?
Upgrade affected software to a fixed version, for example Ivanti Endpoint Manager 2022 or later, then confirm no affected versions remain in your inventory.
How Secuno handles this
Secuno correlates vulnerabilities like CVE-2024-13161 against the real software inventory on every managed device, as each hourly inventory arrives. Rather than a static severity, each match is scored in context: exploit availability, EPSS, the asset's exposure, and business criticality decide where it lands in the queue. Because it is on the CISA KEV list, a risk for it never ranks below high, and the update that fixes it moves to the Emergency patch lane. If an affected version is present anywhere across your portfolio, it surfaces automatically with a prioritised remediation path.
Data from the NVD, CISA KEV catalog and FIRST EPSS. CVSS 3.1 base score shown where available.