CVE-2025-43716 Path traversal in LANDesk Management Suite

Medium 5.8 Published Updated

Attackers can bypass access controls via directory traversal to expose sensitive device information in the unsupported Ivanti LANDesk Management Gateway.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2025-43716?

CVE-2025-43716 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in Ivanti LANDesk Management Suite, published on 23 Apr 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

A directory traversal vulnerability exists in Ivanti LANDesk Management Gateway through 4.2-1.9. By appending %3F.php to the URI of the /client/index.php endpoint, an attacker can bypass access controls and gain unauthorized access to various endpoints such as /client/index.php%3F.php/gsb/firewall.php within the management web panel, potentially exposing sensitive device information. NOTE: This vulnerability only affects products that are no longer supported by the maintainer.

Weakness: CWE-180

Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-43716?

How do I fix CVE-2025-43716?

No fix has been published for CVE-2025-43716 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.

Is CVE-2025-43716 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-43716 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-92h7-q9m9-98h8.

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