HIGH
In Pulse Secure Pulse Connect Secure (PCS) before 8.1R15.1, 8.2 before 8.2R12.1, 8.3 before 8.3R7.1, and 9.0 before 9.0R3.4, an authenticated attacker (via the admin web interface) can exploit Directory Traversal to execute arbitrary code on the appliance
Published May 8, 2019
7.2
HIGHCVSS 3.1
EPSS 14.69%
Description
In Pulse Secure Pulse Connect Secure (PCS) before 8.1R15.1, 8.2 before 8.2R12.1, 8.3 before 8.3R7.1, and 9.0 before 9.0R3.4, an authenticated attacker (via the admin web interface) can exploit Directory Traversal to execute arbitrary code on the appliance.
Affected products
No data.
OR
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- 7.4
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
7.2 HIGH NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required High
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact High
Integrity Impact High
Availability Impact High
8.6 HIGH MITRE
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction None
Scope Changed
Confidentiality Impact High
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact None
1 other source (MITRE) ▾
8.6 HIGH MITRE
CVSS:3.0/AC:L/AV:N/A:N/C:H/I:N/PR:N/S:C/UI:N
Attack Complexity Low
Attack Vector Network
Availability Impact None
Confidentiality Impact High
Integrity Impact None
Privileges Required None
Scope Changed
User Interaction None
6.5 MEDIUM NVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Low
Authentication Single
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact Partial
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
14.69% 0.14690
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 4, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.14690
Score over time
2021-2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (26 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed. Showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 4, 2026 | 14.69% (0.14690) | 96.58th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 14.95% (0.14953) | 96.27th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Feb 1, 2026 | 3.34% (0.03342) | 87.04th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jun 28, 2025 | 4.52% (0.04517) | 88.64th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jun 4, 2025 | 6.01% (0.06010) | 90.21th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jun 1, 2025 | 4.67% (0.04670) | 88.84th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| May 4, 2025 | 6.01% (0.06010) | 90.16th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| May 1, 2025 | 4.67% (0.04670) | 88.76th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 6.01% (0.06010) | 89.75th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 20.08% (0.20078) | 92.64th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 19, 2025 | 6.01% (0.06010) | 89.50th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 4.52% (0.04517) | 88.40th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 10.12% (0.10120) | 94.91th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 2, 2024 | 3.15% (0.03149) | 91.46th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 6, 2024 | 4.28% (0.04282) | 92.48th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 1, 2024 | 5.94% (0.05941) | 93.38th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Aug 3, 2023 | 6.22% (0.06225) | 92.61th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 25, 2023 | 5.36% (0.05355) | 91.88th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.39% (0.00389) | 69.07th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 2.42% (0.02422) | 81.55th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 2.42% (0.02422) | 79.80th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 26.68% (0.26676) | 95.78th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 12.42% (0.12419) | 88.75th | v1 |
| Jan 6, 2022 | 12.42% (0.12419) | 88.62th | v1 |
| Sep 1, 2021 | 3.06% (0.03064) | 81.06th | v1 |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 3.06% (0.03064) | 0.00th | v1 |
Weaknesses (1)
References (7)
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/108073 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDBroken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB 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_MISCExploitThird Party Advisory
- https://i.blackhat.com/USA-19/Wednesday/us-19-Tsai-Infiltrating-Corporate-Intranet-Like-NSA.pdf x_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party Advisory
- https://kb.pulsesecure.net/?atype=sa x_refsource_MISCThird Party AdvisoryVendor Advisory
- https://kb.pulsesecure.net/articles/Pulse_Security_Advisories/SA44101/ x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory
- https://psirt.global.sonicwall.com/vuln-detail/SNWLID-2019-0010 x_refsource_CONFIRMThird Party Advisory
- https://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/927237 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNThird Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/108073 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDBroken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB 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_MISCExploitThird Party Advisory | |
| https://i.blackhat.com/USA-19/Wednesday/us-19-Tsai-Infiltrating-Corporate-Intranet-Like-NSA.pdf | x_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party Advisory | |
| https://kb.pulsesecure.net/?atype=sa | x_refsource_MISCThird Party AdvisoryVendor Advisory | |
| https://kb.pulsesecure.net/articles/Pulse_Security_Advisories/SA44101/ | x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory | |
| https://psirt.global.sonicwall.com/vuln-detail/SNWLID-2019-0010 | x_refsource_CONFIRMThird Party Advisory | |
| https://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/927237 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNThird Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published May 8, 2019
Updated Aug 4, 2024
Reserved Apr 24, 2019
Link CVE-2019-11508
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a