CVE-2019-11539
Ivanti Pulse Connect Secure and Policy Secure Command Injection Vulnerability is confirmed as actively exploited and is listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
Required action
Apply updates per vendor instructions.
CISA notes
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-11539
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.
Severity
CVSS:3.0/AC:H/AV:N/A:H/C:H/I:H/PR:H/S:C/UI:NExploitation Context
as of October 14, 2026- CISA added CVE-2019-11539 to the KEV catalog 922 days after its CVE record was published.
- It is one of 37 Ivanti entries in the CISA KEV catalog, and one of 9 added in 2021.
- Its current EPSS score (98.5%) is higher than that of 85% of CISA KEV entries.
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|---|
| - | - | n/a |
References
9 Links- https://kb.pulsesecure.net/articles/Pulse_Security_Advisories/SA44101
- https://psirt.global.sonicwall.com/vuln-detail/SNWLID-2019-0010
- https://i.blackhat.com/USA-19/Wednesday/us-19-Tsai-Infiltrating-Corporate-Intranet-Like-NSA.pdf
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/154376/Pulse-Secure-8.1R15.1-8.2-8.3-9.0-SSL-VPN-Remote-Code-Execution.html
- 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/
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/155277/Pulse-Secure-VPN-Arbitrary-Command-Execution.html
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/162092/Pulse-Secure-VPN-Arbitrary-Command-Execution.html
Record Details
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