Ivanti · Pulse Connect Secure and Pulse Policy Secure
CVE-2019-11539
Ivanti Pulse Connect Secure and Policy Secure Command Injection Vulnerability
What it is
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.
CISA: Ivanti Pulse Connect Secure and Policy Secure allows an authenticated attacker from the admin web interface to inject and execute commands.
What to do
Apply updates per vendor instructions.
Deadline for US federal agencies: May 3, 2022
- Added to the CISA list
- November 3, 2021
- Published
- April 26, 2019
- Severity
- High 8.0 CVSS 3.0
- Chance of attacks in the next 30 days (EPSS)
- 99% in the top 0.1% of all known vulnerabilities
- Weakness
- CWE-78
- More details
- NVD · CVE.org · CISA
All references (9)
- https://kb.pulsesecure.net/articles/Pulse_Security_Advisories/SA44101
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/108073
- https://psirt.global.sonicwall.com/vuln-detail/SNWLID-2019-0010
- https://i.blackhat.com/USA-19/Wednesday/us-19-Tsai-Infiltrating-Corporate-Intranet-Like-NSA.pdf
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/154376/Pulse-Secure-8.1R15.1-8.2-8.3-9.0-SSL-VPN-Remote-Code-Execution.h…
- https://devco.re/blog/2019/09/02/attacking-ssl-vpn-part-3-the-golden-Pulse-Secure-ssl-vpn-rce-chain-with-Twit…
- https://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/927237
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/155277/Pulse-Secure-VPN-Arbitrary-Command-Execution.html
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/162092/Pulse-Secure-VPN-Arbitrary-Command-Execution.html
More exploited flaws from Ivanti
| Added | Vulnerability | Product | Severity | Attack chance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 13, 2026 | Authentication Bypass by Spoofing | Connect Secure | High 8.6 | 87% |
| Jun 11, 2026 | OS Command Injection | Sentry | Critical 10.0 | 99.9% |
| May 7, 2026 | Improper Input Validation | Endpoint Manager Mobile (EPMM) | High 7.2 | 34% |
| Apr 8, 2026 | Code Injection | Endpoint Manager Mobile (EPMM) | Critical 9.8 | 99% |
| Mar 9, 2026 | Endpoint Manager (EPM) Authentication Bypass | Endpoint Manager (EPM) | High 8.6 | 88% |
| Jan 29, 2026 | Code Injection | Endpoint Manager Mobile (EPMM) | Critical 9.8 | 99% |
| May 19, 2025 | Authentication Bypass | Endpoint Manager Mobile (EPMM) | Medium 5.3 | 99.9% |
| May 19, 2025 | Code Injection | Endpoint Manager Mobile (EPMM) | High 7.2 | 88% |
Sources: Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (CISA, public domain), CVE records (cve.org) and EPSS (FIRST). The chance of attacks is the EPSS estimate that someone will try to exploit the flaw in the next 30 days.