# CVE-2024-8963: Ivanti Cloud Services Appliance (CSA) Path Traversal

> Remote unauthenticated attackers can exploit a path traversal flaw in Ivanti CSA to access restricted functionality and sensitive data.

- **Severity:** Critical 9.4 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Yes, since 19 Sep 2024 (CISA KEV)
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 19 Sep 2024
- **Updated:** 21 Oct 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-w7rx-cmpf-jrpp

## What is CVE-2024-8963?

CVE-2024-8963 is a critical path traversal vulnerability in Ivanti CSA (Cloud Services Appliance), published on 19 Sep 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Path Traversal in the Ivanti CSA before 4.6 Patch 519 allows a remote unauthenticated attacker to access restricted functionality.

Weakness: CWE-22 (Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-8963?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Ivanti Endpoint Manager Cloud Services Appliance.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-8963?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-8963 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available. US federal agencies must fix it by 10 Oct 2024.

## Is CVE-2024-8963 being exploited?

Yes. Attackers have exploited CVE-2024-8963 in the wild since at least 19 Sep 2024.

Public exploit code:

- Ivanti Cloud Services Appliance - Path Traversal (github_poc): https://github.com/patfire94/CVE-2024-8963
- Ivanti Cloud Services Appliance - Path Traversal (nuclei): http/cves/2024/CVE-2024-8963.yaml

## Other vulnerabilities in Ivanti CSA (Cloud Services Appliance)

- [CVE-2021-44529](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-44529/): Ivanti Endpoint Manager Cloud Service Appliance (EPM CSA) Code Injection Vulnerability (critical 9.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2024-9380](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-9380/): Ivanti Cloud Services Appliance (CSA) OS Command Injection (high 7.2, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2024-9379](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-9379/): Ivanti Cloud Services Appliance (CSA) SQL Injection (medium 6.5, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2024-9381](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-9381/): Path traversal in Ivanti CSA before version 5.0.2 allows a remote authenticated attacker with admin privileges to bypass restrictions. (high 7.2)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-8963 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-8963 is a critical path traversal vulnerability in Ivanti CSA (Cloud Services Appliance), published on 19 Sep 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: Yes. Attackers have exploited CVE-2024-8963 in the wild since at least 19 Sep 2024.

Affected product: Ivanti CSA (Cloud Services Appliance). 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-2024-8963/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-8963/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-8963
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-8963
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-8963

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-8963/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.