CVE-2019-11510In Pulse Secure Pulse Connect Secure (PCS) 8.2 before 8.2R12.1, 8.3 before 8.3R7.1, and 9.0 before 9.0R3.4, an unauthenticated remote attacker can send a specially crafted URI to perform an arbitrary…
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CISA lists it as known exploited since Nov 3, 2021; federal agencies had to remediate by May 3, 2022, and it is known to be used in ransomware. Treat that date as your deadline.
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In Pulse Secure Pulse Connect Secure (PCS) 8.2 before 8.2R12.1, 8.3 before 8.3R7.1, and 9.0 before 9.0R3.4, an unauthenticated remote attacker can send a specially crafted URI to perform an arbitrary file reading vulnerability .
- CVSS
- 9.9 CRITICAL (v3.0, CNA)CVSS:3.0/AC:L/AV:N/A:H/C:H/I:H/PR:L/S:C/UI:N
- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-22
- Known exploited
- Added to CISA KEV Nov 3, 2021; federal remediation due May 3, 2022; known ransomware useApply updates per vendor instructions.
- EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days)
- 100.00% (percentile 100)
- Assigned by
- mitre
- NVD analysis
- Analyzed
- Record last updated
- Oct 21, 2025
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- Oct 9, 2026
Affected products
ivanti connect_secure ivanti:connect_secure | 8.2; 8.2; 8.2; 8.2; 8.2; 8.2; 8.2; 8.2; and 29 more ranges | NVD |
References
- https://kb.pulsesecure.net/?atype=sax-refsource-misc, not-applicable, vendor-advisory
- https://kb.pulsesecure.net/articles/Pulse_Security_Advisories/SA44101/x-refsource-confirm, broken-link, patch, vendor-advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/108073vdb-entry, x-refsource-bid, broken-link, third-party-advisory
- https://psirt.global.sonicwall.com/vuln-detail/SNWLID-2019-0010x-refsource-confirm, third-party-advisory
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/154176/Pulse-Secure-SSL-VPN-8.1R15.1-8.2-8.3-9.0-Arbitrary-File-Disclosure.htmlx-refsource-misc, exploit, third-party-advisory, vdb-entry
- https://badpackets.net/over-14500-pulse-secure-vpn-endpoints-vulnerable-to-cve-2019-11510/x-refsource-misc, broken-link, third-party-advisory
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/154231/Pulse-Secure-SSL-VPN-File-Disclosure-NSE.htmlx-refsource-misc, third-party-advisory, vdb-entry
- https://i.blackhat.com/USA-19/Wednesday/us-19-Tsai-Infiltrating-Corporate-Intranet-Like-NSA.pdfx-refsource-misc, third-party-advisory
- 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/x-refsource-misc, exploit, third-party-advisory
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/ff5fa1837b6bd1b24d18a42faa75e165a4573dbe2d434910c15fd08a%40%3Cuser.guacamole.apache.org%3Emailing-list, x-refsource-mlist
- https://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/927237third-party-advisory, x-refsource-cert-vn, us-government-resource
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2019-11510us-government-resource
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