CVE-2021-22893

CRITICALImmediate

Published:Apr 23, 2021(5 years ago)

Modified:Dec 18, 2025

Remote ExploitNo Auth RequiredNo InteractionScope ChangesLow Complexity

Vulnerability Description

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.

Attack Characteristics

Network AccessLow ComplexityNo Auth NeededNo User Interaction

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No Fix Known

No patch has been released yet. Apply workarounds or mitigations where available.

Affected Software

Vendor	Product	Versions	Fixed In
ivanti	connect_secure	-	-
ivanti	connect_secure	-	-
ivanti	connect_secure	-

Timeline

Published
CVE disclosed publicly
Apr 23, 20215 years ago
Last Modified
Most recent update
Dec 18, 20255 months ago
Indexed to CVEInsight
Added to this platform
Mar 29, 20261 month ago

References

https://blog.pulsesecure.net/pulse-connect-secure-security-update/Vendor Advisory
https://kb.cert.org/vuls/id/213092Third Party Advisory
https://kb.pulsesecure.net/articles/Pulse_Security_Advisories/SA44784/Broken Link

CVSS Score

v3.1

10.0/ 10.0

CRITICAL

AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

At a Glance

Affected Products

References

ivanti / connect_secure

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CVE-2021-22893

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