CVE-2019-11539
ivanti connect secure, ivanti policy secure, pulsesecure pulse policy secure
Published 26 Apr 2019 · updated 17 Jun 2026 · Analyzed
Exploited in the wild
CISA added this to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on 3 Nov 2021, with a remediation deadline of 3 May 2022 for US federal agencies. It has been used in ransomware campaigns.
Required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.
Description
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.
References
- packetstormsecurity.com/files/154376/Pulse-Secure-8.1R15.1-8.2-8.3-9.0-SSL-VPN-Remote-Code-Execution.html · Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- packetstormsecurity.com/files/155277/Pulse-Secure-VPN-Arbitrary-Command-Execution.html · Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- packetstormsecurity.com/files/162092/Pulse-Secure-VPN-Arbitrary-Command-Execution.html · Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/108073 · Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- devco.re/blog/2019/09/02/attacking-ssl-vpn-part-3-the-golden-Pulse-Secure-ssl-vpn-rce-chain-with-Twitter-as-case-study/ · Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- i.blackhat.com/USA-19/Wednesday/us-19-Tsai-Infiltrating-Corporate-Intranet-Like-NSA.pdf · Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- kb.pulsesecure.net/articles/Pulse_Security_Advisories/SA44101 · Third Party Advisory, Vendor Advisory
- psirt.global.sonicwall.com/vuln-detail/SNWLID-2019-0010 · Third Party Advisory
- www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/927237 · Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
- www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2019-11539 · US Government Resource