What is CVE-2024-56179?

CVE-2024-56179 is a high-severity vulnerability in N/a, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2025-08-22.

How severe is CVE-2024-56179?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.

Is CVE-2024-56179 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Path Traversal in N/a

CVE-2024-56179

In MindManager Windows versions prior to 24.1.150, attackers could potentially write to unexpected directories in victims' machines via directory traversal if victims opened file attachments located in malicious mmap files.

Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)

EPSS: 0.004 (30.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-22 — Path Traversal

Public proof-of-concept exploits

fkie-cad/nvd-json-data-feeds

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-56179?: CVE-2024-56179 is a high-severity vulnerability in N/a, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2025-08-22.
How severe is CVE-2024-56179?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2024-56179 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.