CVE-2021-22893
What it is
Pulse Connect Secure 9.0R3/9.1R1 and higher is vulnerable to an authentication bypass vulnerability exposed by the Windows File Share Browser and Pulse Secure Collaboration features of Pulse Connect Secure that can allow an unauthenticated user to perform remote arbitrary code execution on the Pulse Connect Secure gateway. This vulnerability has been exploited in the wild.
At a glance
- Exploitability
- Can be exploited over the network without logging in. High risk of data exposure, data tampering, service disruption.
- In the wild
- CISA lists this as exploited in real attacks. Treat as urgent.
- Fix
- A patch, advisory or fixed version is referenced. Upgrade or apply it.
Timeline
- ReservedThe CVE id was reserved by its CNA
- PublishedDisclosed publicly on CVE.org and NVD
- 2021-11-03 Exploited in the wildAdded to CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list
- 2022-05-03 Remediation deadlineCISA's due date for federal agencies to fix it
- Last updatedMost recent change to the record
Why it ranks here
- Exploited in the wild: yes, CISA lists it. This puts it above everything that is not.
- Exploit odds: 47.2% in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Severity: 10.0 CRITICAL (CVSS).
- Fix: a patch or advisory is linked.
- It meets the bar for Drop everything: critical, and exploited or very likely to be.
Details
- Published
- Last modified
- Added to CISA KEV
- 2021-11-03
- Exploit probability
- 47.2% · EPSS, next 30 days
- Weakness
- CWE-287 · Improper authentication
- Record status
- Analyzed
Affected
- Ivanti Connect Secure 9.0
- Ivanti Connect Secure 9.1
Attack profile CVSS 3.1 · 10.0
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Changed
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Raw vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
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Fix and advisories
- https://blog.pulsesecure.net/pulse-connect-secure-security-update/
- https://kb.pulsesecure.net/articles/Pulse_Security_Advisories/SA44784/
- https://blog.pulsesecure.net/pulse-connect-secure-security-update/
- https://kb.pulsesecure.net/articles/Pulse_Security_Advisories/SA44784/
References
- https://blog.pulsesecure.net/pulse-connect-secure-security-update/
- https://kb.cert.org/vuls/id/213092
- https://kb.pulsesecure.net/articles/Pulse_Security_Advisories/SA44784/
- https://www.fireeye.com/blog/threat-research/2021/04/suspected-apt-actors-leverage-bypass-techniques-pulse-secure-zero-day.html
- https://blog.pulsesecure.net/pulse-connect-secure-security-update/
- https://kb.cert.org/vuls/id/213092
- https://kb.pulsesecure.net/articles/Pulse_Security_Advisories/SA44784/
- https://www.fireeye.com/blog/threat-research/2021/04/suspected-apt-actors-leverage-bypass-techniques-pulse-secure-zero-day.html
- https://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/213092
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2021-22893