CVE-2019-11510
highpriority · act · 90OT risk · criticalKEV · exploitedEPSS 1.000 · 100 %ileexploit · functionalEURUUSadded 2021-11-03remediate by 2022-05-03
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EPSS · scored 2026-10-27
Ivanti Pulse Connect Secure Arbitrary File Read Vulnerability
In Pulse Secure Pulse Connect Secure (PCS) 8.2 before 8.2R12.1, 8.3 before 8.3R7.1, and 9.0 before 9.0R3.4, an unauthenticated remote attacker can send a specially crafted URI to perform an arbitrary file reading vulnerability .
cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · high–critical · 7.5–10
ssvc
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exploits (15)
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- auxiliary/gather/pulse_secure_file_disclosurePulse Secure VPN Arbitrary File Disclosurefunctional · metasploit
affected products (119)
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also known as (4)
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sources
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references (41)
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- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/108073cnnvd
- https://badpackets.net/over-14500-pulse-secure-vpn-endpoints-vulnerable-to-cve-2019-11510/cnnvd
- 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/cnnvd
- https://i.blackhat.com/USA-19/Wednesday/us-19-Tsai-Infiltrating-Corporate-Intranet-Like-NSA.pdfcnnvd
- https://kb.pulsesecure.net/?atype=sacnnvd
- https://kb.pulsesecure.net/articles/Pulse_Security_Advisories/SA44101Patchcnnvd
- https://kb.pulsesecure.net/articles/Pulse_Security_Advisories/SA44101/cnnvd
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/ff5fa1837b6bd1b24d18a42faa75e165a4573dbe2d434910c15fd08a@%3Cuser.guacamole.apache.org%3Ecnnvd
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