CVE-2021-22893
CRITICALCISA KEVEPSS 99th pctlDescription
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.
CVSS v3 Vector
Exploitability
Impact
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Exploit Intelligence
Very high risk: more likely to be exploited than 99% of all known CVEs.
Ivanti Pulse Connect Secure Use-After-Free Vulnerability
Ivanti Pulse Connect Secure contains a use-after-free vulnerability that allow a remote, unauthenticated attacker to execute code via license services.
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Remediation due: 2022-05-03
Associated with ransomware campaigns
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://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/213092
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2021-22893
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Start freeThis product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2025-12-18.