High 8.0Known exploited (CISA KEV)Published Apr 25, 2019

CVE-2019-11539In 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 b…

Updated under an hour ago (Oct 26, 2026, 1:20 PM ET)

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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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Exploited in the last 30 days

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.

CVSS: 8.0 HIGH (v3.0, CNA)CVSS:3.0/AC:H/AV:N/A:H/C:H/I:H/PR:H/S:C/UI:N
Weakness (CWE): CWE-78
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): 98.54% (percentile 100)
Assigned by: mitre
NVD analysis: Analyzed
Record last updated: Oct 21, 2025
First seen by InfoSec Signals: Oct 9, 2026

Affected products

Affected products

ivanti connect_secure ivanti:connect_secure	8.1; 8.1; 8.1; 8.1; 8.1; 8.1; 8.1; 8.1; and 59 more ranges	NVD
ivanti policy_secure ivanti:policy_secure	9.0; 9.0; 9.0; 9.0; 9.0	NVD
pulsesecure pulse_policy_secure pulsesecure:pulse_policy_secure	5.1r1.0; 5.1r1.1; 5.1r2.0; 5.1r2.1; 5.1r3.0; 5.1r3.2; 5.1r4.0; 5.1r5.0; and 58 more ranges	NVD

References

References

https://kb.pulsesecure.net/articles/Pulse_Security_Advisories/SA44101	x-refsource-confirm, third-party-advisory, vendor-advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/108073	vdb-entry, x-refsource-bid, broken-link, third-party-advisory
https://psirt.global.sonicwall.com/vuln-detail/SNWLID-2019-0010	x-refsource-confirm, third-party-advisory
https://i.blackhat.com/USA-19/Wednesday/us-19-Tsai-Infiltrating-Corporate-Intranet-Like-NSA.pdf	x-refsource-misc, exploit, third-party-advisory
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/154376/Pulse-Secure-8.1R15.1-8.2-8.3-9.0-SSL-VPN-Remote-Code-Execution.html	x-refsource-misc, 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/	x-refsource-misc, exploit, third-party-advisory
https://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/927237	third-party-advisory, x-refsource-cert-vn, us-government-resource
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/155277/Pulse-Secure-VPN-Arbitrary-Command-Execution.html	x-refsource-misc, third-party-advisory, vdb-entry
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/162092/Pulse-Secure-VPN-Arbitrary-Command-Execution.html	x-refsource-misc, broken-link, third-party-advisory, vdb-entry
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2019-11539	us-government-resource

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