CVE-2024-13161 — Ivanti Endpoint Manager (EPM) Absolute Path Traversal Vulnerability

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.

01What is this vulnerability?

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.

02Affected products

Vendor	Product	Versions
Ivanti	Endpoint Manager	2024 January-2025 Security Update, 2022 SU6 January-2025 Security Update

03Active exploitation status

Yes — actively exploited. Added to the CISA KEV catalog on 2025-03-10. Ransomware use: Unknown.

04Recommended remediation

• Patch to a fixed version listed in the vendor advisory (see references below).
• Mitigate with WAF rules, network egress filters, or feature flags where the patch is not yet available.
• Hunt historical logs for exploitation indicators — see Detection signatures below.

05Technical details

For the full vendor write-up, exploit chains, and reference implementations, see the references list in section 09.

06Detection signatures

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07Related CVEs

No directly-cited follow-up CVEs in the KB record for this advisory. The references list in section 09 carries the vendor cross-references.

08Timeline

• Published: 2025-01-14T17:11:32.061Z
• Last modified: 2025-10-21T22:55:32.564Z
• Added to CISA KEV: 2025-03-10
• BOD 22-01 due: 2025-03-31

09References

• forums.ivanti.com — https://forums.ivanti.com/s/article/Security-Advisory-EPM-January-2025-for-EPM-2…