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

> Remote unauthenticated attackers can exploit absolute path traversal in Ivanti EPM to leak sensitive information.

- **Severity:** Critical 9.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Yes, since 10 Mar 2025 (CISA KEV)
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 14 Jan 2025
- **Updated:** 21 Oct 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-6v62-48r8-7wh2

## What is CVE-2024-13159?

CVE-2024-13159 is a critical path traversal vulnerability in Ivanti Endpoint Manager, published on 14 Jan 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official 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.

Weakness: CWE-36 (Absolute Path Traversal)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-13159?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Ivanti Endpoint Manager.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-13159?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-13159 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available. US federal agencies must fix it by 31 Mar 2025.

## Is CVE-2024-13159 being exploited?

Yes. Attackers have exploited CVE-2024-13159 in the wild since at least 10 Mar 2025.

Public exploit code:

- Proof of concept exploit for Ivanti EPM CVE-2024-13159 and others (github_poc): https://github.com/horizon3ai/Ivanti-EPM-Coercion-Vulnerabilities
- Ivanti EPM - Credential Coercion Vulnerability in GetHashForWildcardRecursive (nuclei): http/cves/2024/CVE-2024-13159.yaml

## Other vulnerabilities in Ivanti Endpoint Manager

- [CVE-2024-13160](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-13160/): Ivanti Endpoint Manager (EPM) Absolute Path Traversal (critical 9.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2024-13161](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-13161/): Ivanti Endpoint Manager (EPM) Absolute Path Traversal (critical 9.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2024-29824](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-29824/): Ivanti Endpoint Manager (EPM) SQL Injection (critical 9.6, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2026-1603](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-1603/): Ivanti Endpoint Manager (EPM) Authentication Bypass (high 8.6, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2024-29847](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-29847/): Deserialization in EPM (critical 10.0)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-13159 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-13159 is a critical path traversal vulnerability in Ivanti Endpoint Manager, published on 14 Jan 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: Yes. Attackers have exploited CVE-2024-13159 in the wild since at least 10 Mar 2025.

Affected product: Ivanti Endpoint Manager. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-13159/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-13159/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-13159
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-13159
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-13159

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-13159/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.