CVE-2019-11539
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.
Key facts
- CVSS score
- 7.2 (v3.1)
- Severity
- HIGH
- CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-78
- EPSS score
- 98.5% (100th percentile)
- In CISA KEV
- Yes, added November 3, 2021
- In EU EUVD
- Yes (EUVD-2019-3210)
- Published
- April 26, 2019
- NVD last modified
- June 17, 2026
- Status
- Analyzed
CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability
Ivanti Pulse Connect Secure and Policy Secure Command Injection Vulnerability
Added to the KEV catalog on November 3, 2021; federal remediation due May 3, 2022. Known to be used in ransomware campaigns.
EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)
This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2019-3210 in the EU Vulnerability Database. ENISA flags it as known exploited. Last updated in EUVD on October 21, 2025.
View on the EU Vulnerability DatabaseAffected products
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Certified products that may be affected
2 FIPS 140 or Common Criteria certified products, from automated matching by sec-certs.org.
- Pulse Connect Secure 8.2 on Virtual Appliance and Pulse Policy Secure 5.3 on Virtual Appliance - Pulse Secure, LLC - Common Criteria CCEVS-VR-VID-10829-2018 - archived
- Pulse Policy Secure v5.3 - Pulse Secure, LLC - Common Criteria CCEVS-VR-VID-10785-2017 - archived
References
- http://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)
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/155277/Pulse-Secure-VPN-Arbitrary-Command-Execution.html(Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/162092/Pulse-Secure-VPN-Arbitrary-Command-Execution.html(Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/108073(Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
- 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/(Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
- https://i.blackhat.com/USA-19/Wednesday/us-19-Tsai-Infiltrating-Corporate-Intranet-Like-NSA.pdf(Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
- https://kb.pulsesecure.net/articles/Pulse_Security_Advisories/SA44101(Third Party Advisory, Vendor Advisory)
- https://psirt.global.sonicwall.com/vuln-detail/SNWLID-2019-0010(Third Party Advisory)
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2019-11539(US Government Resource)
- https://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/927237(Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource)
Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS
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