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

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2024-13161-ivanti-endpoint-manager-epm-absolute-path-traversal-vulnerability  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2025-03-10. Updated: 2026-05-09  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2024-13161 · Severity: critical · CVSS 9.8 · Exploited in the wild · Published 2025-03-10

An absolute path traversal vulnerability in Ivanti Endpoint Manager (EPM) allows a remote, unauthenticated attacker to access sensitive information. The flaw exists in versions prior to the January 2025 security updates for EPM 2024 and EPM 2022 SU6.

Technologies: [Ivanti Endpoint Manager (EPM)](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/endpoint-manager-epm). Vendors: [Ivanti](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/ivanti).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2024-13161 exploited in the wild?** Yes. CVE-2024-13161 is known to be exploited in the wild, first recorded on 10 March 2025. Treat it as urgent.

**How severe is CVE-2024-13161?** Critical severity, with a CVSS score of 9.8, published 10 March 2025.

**Which products and versions are affected?** Ivanti Endpoint Manager (EPM) Before 2024 January-2025 Security Update; 2022 SU6 before January-2025 Security Update.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2024-13161?** No fixed version is recorded yet. Check the vendor's advisory in the references below. If you run it, Junglewise drafts a mitigation that fits your setup and applies it once you approve, with senior security engineers behind it.

**How is CVE-2024-13161 attacked?** It is attacked over the network, in a network appliance.

**Am I affected by CVE-2024-13161?** Check whether you run Ivanti Endpoint Manager (EPM). Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

## Affected products

- Ivanti Endpoint Manager (EPM) Before 2024 January-2025 Security Update; 2022 SU6 before January-2025 Security Update

## Timeline

- 2025-01-14: disclosed: NVD Published Date and initial CVE receipt from Ivanti
- 2025-03-10: kev added: Added to CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog
- 2025-03-10: exploited: Reported as exploited in the wild per CISA KEV entry

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