CVE-2019-11539
mediumpriority · act · 90OT risk · criticalKEV · exploitedEPSS 0.985 · 100 %ileexploit · weaponizedEURUUSadded 2021-11-03remediate by 2022-05-03
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EPSS · scored 2026-10-27
Ivanti Pulse Connect Secure and Policy Secure Command Injection Vulnerability
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.
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 · 6.5–8
ssvc
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weaknesses
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exploits (4)
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- exploit/linux/http/pulse_secure_cmd_execPulse Secure VPN Arbitrary Command Executionweaponized · metasploit
- EDB-47700Pulse Secure VPN - Arbitrary Command Execution (Metasploit)functional · exploit_db
affected products (125)
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also known as (4)
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sources
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references (35)
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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-2019-11539cnnvd
- https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/154376/Pulse-Secure-8.1R15.1-8.2-8.3-9.0-SSL-VPN-Remote-Code-Execution.htmlcnnvd
- https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/155277/Pulse-Secure-VPN-Arbitrary-Command-Execution.htmlcnnvd
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