# CVE-2024-41713: Mitel MiCollab - Path Traversal

> Live exploitation tracking for CVE-2024-41713 by the CrowdSec Live Exploit Tracker, built from real-world attack data crowdsourced from CrowdSec's global network.

Page: https://tracker.crowdsec.net/cves/CVE-2024-41713

## Key facts

- **Exploitation phase:** Background Noise. Continuous low-level scanning or exploitation attempts are observed, mostly opportunistic and automated.
- **CVSS score:** 9.1
- **Public exploit available:** Yes
- **Affected products:** Mitel MiCollab
- **Weaknesses:** CWE-22 (Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal'))

## Description

A vulnerability in the NuPoint Unified Messaging (NPM) component of Mitel MiCollab through 9.8 SP1 FP2 (9.8.1.201) could allow an unauthenticated attacker to conduct a path traversal attack, due to insufficient input validation. A successful exploit could allow unauthorized access, enabling the attacker to view, corrupt, or delete users' data and system configurations.

## CrowdSec analysis

[CVE-2024-41713](https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/CVE-2024-41713) is a high-severity vulnerability in the NuPoint Unified Messaging component of Mitel MiCollab that enables unauthenticated attackers to perform path traversal attacks due to insufficient input validation. Successful exploitation could allow unauthorized access to sensitive files, leading to the exposure, modification, or deletion of user data and system configurations.

CrowdSec has been tracking this vulnerability and its exploits since 21st of January 2025.

CrowdSec network data shows that most actors exploiting CVE-2024-41713 rely on broad, untargeted scans with minimal filtering. The activity is largely automated and opportunistic in nature.
Additionally, according to week-over-week analysis by CrowdSec, exploitation of CVE-2024-41713 is surging. Attack volumes are spiking well above historical norms, indicating widespread and escalating interest from threat actors. CVE-2024-41713 is currently experiencing high visibility and active exploitation across the internet.

Observed attack activity typically involves requests to URLs containing `/npm-pwg/..;`.

## Timeline

- 2024-10-21: CVE Published. CVE-2024-41713 is published to NVD.
- 2025-01-07: CISA KEV. CVE-2024-41713 is added to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog by CISA.
- 2025-01-21: Rule Released. CrowdSec releases a rule to detect CVE-2024-41713 exploitation attempts against the CrowdSec Network.
- 2025-01-21: CrowdSec First Seen. CrowdSec observes in-the-wild exploitation of CVE-2024-41713 for the first time.
- 2025-01-28: CISA Remediation Deadline. Expiration of the CISA remediation deadline as described in [BOD 22-01](https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/directives/bod-22-01-reducing-significant-risk-known-exploited-vulnerabilities).

## References

- https://www.mitel.com/support/security-advisories/mitel-product-security-advisory-misa-2024-0029
- https://github.com/projectdiscovery/nuclei-templates/blob/main/http/cves/2024/CVE-2024-41713.yaml

## Live exploitation data

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