Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
Ivanti Endpoint Manager has a critical path traversal flaw that can let a remote unauthenticated attacker read sensitive information. CISA lists CVE-2024-13161 as known exploited, so this should be treated as an active operational risk, not a theoretical issue.
Executive priority
Prioritize remediation urgently. The flaw is critical, remote, unauthenticated, and listed by CISA as known exploited, creating meaningful risk of sensitive information exposure from endpoint management infrastructure.
Technical view
CVE-2024-13161 is CWE-36 absolute path traversal in Ivanti EPM before the January 2025 security updates for EPM 2024 and EPM 2022 SU6. The CVSS 3.1 score is 9.8 with network, low-complexity, no-privilege, no-user-interaction conditions.
Likely exposure
Organizations running Ivanti Endpoint Manager 2024 or 2022 SU6 before the January 2025 security update are the identified exposure group. Internet-reachable EPM infrastructure is higher concern because the CVE is remote and unauthenticated.
Exploitation context
CISA KEV listing supports known exploitation in the wild. Horizon3 also published exploit-labeled research for related Ivanti EPM credential coercion vulnerabilities. Do not assume all exploit details or affected configurations beyond the cited sources.
Researcher notes
Public evidence identifies absolute path traversal and sensitive information leakage, but the source bundle does not provide safe operational detection details. Validate version exposure, review vendor guidance, and avoid relying on CVSS impact alone for specific post-exploitation assumptions.
Mitigation direction
- Inventory Ivanti EPM 2024 and 2022 SU6 systems and confirm their security update level.
- Apply Ivanti's January 2025 Security Update for EPM 2024 or 2022 SU6 as applicable.
- If patching is delayed, restrict external access and monitor unusual file access until vendor guidance is applied.
- Review Ivanti's advisory for environment-specific prerequisites, workarounds, or follow-up updates.
Validation and detection
- Confirm EPM build or security update status against Ivanti's January 2025 advisory.
- Check asset exposure for internet-reachable Ivanti EPM services.
- Review logs for suspicious unauthenticated requests or unexpected sensitive file access.
- Track CISA KEV remediation expectations for CVE-2024-13161.
Public sources used
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- Critical
- CVSS
- 9.8 (3.1)
- Known Exploited
- Yes
- Published
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H3.95.9Primary CVE scoreVulnerability scoring details
Base CVSS 3.1 score
9.8CriticalVector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://forums.ivanti.com/s/article/Security-Advisory-EPM-January-2025-for-EPM-2024-and-EPM-2022-SU6CVE reference
- https://www.horizon3.ai/attack-research/attack-blogs/ivanti-endpoint-manager-multiple-credential-coercion-vulnerabilities/CVE reference · exploit
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2024-13161CVE reference · government-resource
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Absolute Path Traversal
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