CVEs / CVE-2019-11539
CVE-2019-11539: Ivanti Pulse Connect Secure and Policy Secure Command Injection Vulnerability
- Known exploited in the CISA KEV catalog since 3 Nov 2021
- high 7.2 CVSS 3.1 (NVD)
- EPSS 98.5% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 99% of CVEs (30 Oct 2026)
- Last changed at its sources
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Summary
Ivanti Pulse Connect Secure and Policy Secure allows an authenticated attacker from the admin web interface to inject and execute commands.
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.
Affected and fixed versions
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| n/a n/a | n/a | — |
Exploitation
| In CISA KEV since | 3 Nov 2021 |
|---|---|
| Due date for US federal agencies | 3 May 2022 |
| Used in ransomware campaigns | Known |
| Required action | Apply updates per vendor instructions. |
Severity
| CVSS 3.1 | 7.2 highCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HScored by NVD |
|---|---|
| Weakness | CWE-78 |
References
- CVE-2019-11539 on NVD
- CVE-2019-11539 in the CISA KEV catalog
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/154376/Pulse-Secure-8.1R15.1-8.2-8.3-9.0-SSL-VPN-Remote-Code-Execution.html Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/155277/Pulse-Secure-VPN-Arbitrary-Command-Execution.html Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/162092/Pulse-Secure-VPN-Arbitrary-Command-Execution.html Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/108073 Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- 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/ Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://i.blackhat.com/USA-19/Wednesday/us-19-Tsai-Infiltrating-Corporate-Intranet-Like-NSA.pdf Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://kb.pulsesecure.net/articles/Pulse_Security_Advisories/SA44101 Third Party Advisory, Vendor Advisory
- https://psirt.global.sonicwall.com/vuln-detail/SNWLID-2019-0010 Third Party Advisory
- https://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/927237 Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2019-11539 US Government Resource
Sources
Exploitation status from the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. EPSS scores from FIRST. Descriptions, severity and references from the National Vulnerability Database. Open-source package versions from OSV (CC-BY 4.0). Text is shown as each source states it; Stackurity does not edit it. Check the vendor's advisory before acting.
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