Ivanti Pulse Connect Secure and Policy Secure Command Injection Vulnerability (CVE-2019-11539)
Severity: high · Patch status: patched · Since 2021-11-03 · CVE-2019-11539
Ivanti Pulse Connect Secure and Policy Secure allows an authenticated attacker from the admin web interface to inject and execute commands. CISA added CVE-2019-11539 to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on Nov 3, 2021, which means attackers are exploiting it in the wild. CISA reports known use in ransomware campaigns.
What to do
- Apply updates per vendor instructions.
- US federal agencies must remediate by May 3, 2022 (BOD 22-01); treat that as the outer limit.
Sources
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