CVE-2019-11539 KEV EXPLOIT
7.2
HIGH · CVSS 3.1 · EPSS 98.5% (pctl 100)
Patch first
On CISA KEV — known exploited in the wild, due 2022-05-03.
Description
In Pulse Secure Pulse Connect Secure version 9.0RX before 9.0R3.4, 8.3RX before 8.3R7.1, 8.2RX before 8.2R12.1, and 8.1RX before 8.1R15.1 and Pulse Policy Secure version 9.0RX before 9.0R3.2, 5.4RX before 5.4R7.1, 5.3RX before 5.3R12.1, 5.2RX before 5.2R12.1, and 5.1RX before 5.1R15.1, the admin web interface allows an authenticated attacker to inject and execute commands.
Scoring
| CVSS | 7.2 (HIGH, v3.1) |
|---|---|
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| EPSS | 98.54% — more likely to be exploited than 100% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-78 |
| On CISA KEV | yes — remediate by 2022-05-03 |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2019-04-26 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-17 |
CISA KEV
| Name | Ivanti Pulse Connect Secure and Policy Secure Command Injection Vulnerability |
|---|---|
| Added | 2021-11-03 |
| Due | 2022-05-03 |
| Vendor / product | Ivanti / Pulse Connect Secure and Pulse Policy Secure |
| Ransomware use | known |
Affected (3)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| ivanti | connect secure |
| ivanti | policy secure |
| pulsesecure | pulse policy secure |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Pulse Secure VPN - Arbitrary Command Execution (Metasploit) | 2019-11-20 |
| exploit-db | Pulse Secure 8.1R15.1/8.2/8.3/9.0 SSL VPN - Remote Code Execution | 2019-09-06 |
References
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/154376/Pulse-Secure-8.1R15.1-8.2-8.3-9.0-SSL-VPN-Remote-Code-Execution.html
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/155277/Pulse-Secure-VPN-Arbitrary-Command-Execution.html
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/162092/Pulse-Secure-VPN-Arbitrary-Command-Execution.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/108073
- https://devco.re/blog/2019/09/02/attacking-ssl-vpn-part-3-the-golden-Pulse-Secure-ssl-vpn-rce-chain-with-Twitter-as-case-study/
- https://i.blackhat.com/USA-19/Wednesday/us-19-Tsai-Infiltrating-Corporate-Intranet-Like-NSA.pdf
- https://kb.pulsesecure.net/articles/Pulse_Security_Advisories/SA44101
- https://psirt.global.sonicwall.com/vuln-detail/SNWLID-2019-0010
- https://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/927237
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/154376/Pulse-Secure-8.1R15.1-8.2-8.3-9.0-SSL-VPN-Remote-Code-Execution.html
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/155277/Pulse-Secure-VPN-Arbitrary-Command-Execution.html
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/162092/Pulse-Secure-VPN-Arbitrary-Command-Execution.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/108073
- https://devco.re/blog/2019/09/02/attacking-ssl-vpn-part-3-the-golden-Pulse-Secure-ssl-vpn-rce-chain-with-Twitter-as-case-study/
- https://i.blackhat.com/USA-19/Wednesday/us-19-Tsai-Infiltrating-Corporate-Intranet-Like-NSA.pdf
- https://kb.pulsesecure.net/articles/Pulse_Security_Advisories/SA44101
- https://psirt.global.sonicwall.com/vuln-detail/SNWLID-2019-0010
- https://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/927237
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2019-11539
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