CVE-2024-34787
Published: 13 November 2024
Summary
CVE-2024-34787 is a high-severity Path Traversal (CWE-22) vulnerability in Ivanti Endpoint Manager. Its CVSS base score is 7.8 (High).
Operationally, ranked in the top 7.0% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
Deeper analysis
CVE-2024-34787 is a path traversal vulnerability, tracked under CWE-22, that affects Ivanti Endpoint Manager versions prior to the 2024 November Security Update and the 2022 SU6 November Security Update. The flaw carries a CVSS 3.1 score of 7.8 and permits unauthorized access to files outside intended directories on affected systems.
A local unauthenticated attacker can exploit the issue to achieve code execution, though successful exploitation requires user interaction. The attack does not need prior authentication or elevated privileges, making it reachable from a standard local context on the endpoint.
The vendor advisory at https://forums.ivanti.com/s/article/Security-Advisory-EPM-November-2024-for-EPM-2024-and-EPM-2022 directs customers to apply the November 2024 security updates for both the 2024 and 2022 release trains as the primary mitigation. No information on observed in-the-wild exploitation is provided in the available references.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2024-35053
Vulnerability details
Path traversal in Ivanti Endpoint Manager before 2024 November Security Update or 2022 SU6 November Security Update allows a local unauthenticated attacker to achieve code execution. User interaction is required.
- CWE(s)
Related Threats
No named actor attribution yet. ATT&CK technique mapping in progress for this CVE.
Affected Assets
Mitigating Controls
Likely Mitigating Controls AI
Per-CVE control mapping for this CVE has not run yet; the list below is derived from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry.
Validates pathnames and filenames to prevent traversal outside intended directories.