CVE-2019-11540
highpriority · track · 42EPSS 0.077 · 95 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
In Pulse Secure Pulse Connect Secure version 9.0RX before 9.0R3.4 and 8.3RX before 8.3R7.1 and Pulse Policy Secure version 9.0RX before 9.0R3.2 and 5.4RX before 5.4R7.1, an unauthenticated, remote attacker can conduct a session hijacking attack.
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 · 7.5–9.8
weaknesses
The CWE weakness classes this flaw belongs to.
affected products (27)
Products and version ranges known to be affected.
- pulsesecure pulse connect secure= 8.3rxnvdUScpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_connect_secure:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- pulsesecure pulse connect secure= 9.0r1nvdUScpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_connect_secure:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- pulsesecure pulse connect secure= 9.0r2nvdUScpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_connect_secure:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- pulsesecure pulse connect secure= 9.0r2.1nvdUScpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_connect_secure:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- pulsesecure pulse connect secure= 9.0r3nvdUScpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_connect_secure:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- pulsesecure pulse connect secure= 9.0r3.1nvdUScpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_connect_secure:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- pulsesecure pulse connect secure= 9.0r3.2nvdUScpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_connect_secure:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- pulsesecure pulse connect secure= 9.0rxnvdUScpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_connect_secure:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- pulsesecure pulse policy secure= 5.4r1nvdUScpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_policy_secure:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- pulsesecure pulse policy secure= 5.4r2nvdUScpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_policy_secure:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- pulsesecure pulse policy secure= 5.4r2.1nvdUScpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_policy_secure:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- pulsesecure pulse policy secure= 5.4r3nvdUScpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_policy_secure:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- pulsesecure pulse policy secure= 5.4r4nvdUScpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_policy_secure:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- pulsesecure pulse policy secure= 5.4r5nvdUScpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_policy_secure:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- pulsesecure pulse policy secure= 5.4r5.2nvdUScpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_policy_secure:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- pulsesecure pulse policy secure= 5.4r6nvdUScpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_policy_secure:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- pulsesecure pulse policy secure= 5.4r6.1nvdUScpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_policy_secure:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- pulsesecure pulse policy secure= 5.4r7nvdUScpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_policy_secure:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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sources
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references (23)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- 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-2019-11540cnnvd
- 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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