CVE-2019-11538
mediumpriority · track · 34EPSS 0.073 · 94 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
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, an NFS problem could allow an authenticated attacker to access the contents of arbitrary files on the affected device.
cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 4–7.7
ssvc
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affected products (5)
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also known as (3)
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references (23)
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- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/108073cnnvd
- 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/articles/Pulse_Security_Advisories/SA44101Patchcnnvd
- https://kb.pulsesecure.net/articles/Pulse_Security_Advisories/SA44101/cnnvd
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-11538cnnvd
- https://psirt.global.sonicwall.com/vuln-detail/SNWLID-2019-0010cnnvd
- https://vigilance.fr/vulnerability/Pulse-Secure-Connect-Secure-multiple-vulnerabilities-29143cnnvd
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