IRONSMITHINTEL
CRITICALCVSS9.8
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Actively Exploited
|CISA KEV|CVE-2024-13159|Auth: none — unauthenticated|Reboot: required|Manual only

Ivanti Endpoint Manager (EPM) Absolute Path Traversal Vulnerability (CVE-2024-13159)

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

Published Jan 14, 2025 · Updated May 17, 2026
Why patchRisk explained in plain English
Worst-case scenarioIf unpatched

A remote attacker, without authentication, can achieve full data confidentiality loss, arbitrary modification of data, complete denial of service or system unavailability. Federal agencies are required to remediate by 2025-03-31 under CISA BOD 22-01.

How the attack worksNo clicks needed

This is a Software Vulnerability (CWE-36) (CWE-36) vulnerability in Ivanti Endpoint Manager (EPM). 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. Exploitation requires remote network access, low attack complexity, no authentication required, and no user interaction required.

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Server compromised

Am I affected?Quick check

Probably yes if any of these apply:

●Network Security Team
●Firewall Administrators
●IT Security
●Running endpoint manager: v < 2022, 2022, 2024
Real-world incidentsWhat we've seen

Active exploitation documented in the wild. Threat-research write-up: https://www.horizon3.ai/attack-research/attack-blogs/ivanti-endpoint-manager-multiple-credential-coercion-vulnerabilities/

How to patch

Manual remediation steps

1
Identify affected hosts: query inventory for network-security installs in scope.
2
Apply the vendor security update referenced in CVE-2024-13159's advisory. No specific KB/version is encoded yet — consult the linked MSRC/vendor URL.
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Verify the fix per the vendor's published verification steps.
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Document the remediation in your change ticket and re-scan with your vulnerability scanner to confirm closure.
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References

↗ CVE-2024-13159↗ MSRC Advisory↗ NVD↗ Vendor Advisory