CVE-2019-11510

In Pulse Secure Pulse Connect Secure (PCS) before 8.1R15.1, 8.2 before 8.2R12.1, 8.3 before 8.3R7...

9.9 CriticalIn KEVPublic exploit

In Pulse Secure Pulse Connect Secure (PCS) 8.2 before 8.2R12.1, 8.3 before 8.3R7.1, and 9.0 before 9.0R3.4, an unauthenticated remote attacker can send a specially crafted URI to perform an arbitrary file reading vulnerability .

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector: Network
Complexity: Low
Privileges needed: Low
User interaction: None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality: High
Integrity: High
Availability: High

Exploit likelihood

100.0%Up 48.6 points since Apr 14, 2021

What each source reports

CVE List Score used 9.9

Record: CVE-2019-11510
CVSS 3.0: 9.9 CriticalCVSS:3.0/AC:L/AV:N/A:H/C:H/I:H/PR:L/S:C/UI:N
Weakness: CWE-22
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2019-3183 9.9

Record: EUVD-2019-3183
CVSS 3.0: 9.9 CriticalCVSS:3.0/AC:L/AV:N/A:H/C:H/I:H/PR:L/S:C/UI:N
Updated: 2026-11-02

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-6wr2-qx99-98mg 10.0

In Pulse Secure Pulse Connect Secure (PCS) before 8.1R15.1, 8.2 before 8.2R12.1, 8.3 before 8.3R7...

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 can upload a malicious file to write to arbitrary files, because of Insecure Permissions.

Record: GHSA-6wr2-qx99-98mg
CVSS 3.1: 10.0 CriticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness: CWE-22
Updated: 2026-11-02

CISA KEV No score

Ivanti Pulse Connect Secure Arbitrary File Read Vulnerability

Ivanti Pulse Connect Secure contains an arbitrary file read vulnerability that allows an unauthenticated remote attacker with network access via HTTPS to send a specially crafted URI.

Record: CVE-2019-11510
Weakness: CWE-22
Updated: 2026-11-02

NVD 10.0

Record: CVE-2019-11510
CVSS 3.1: 10.0 CriticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 3.0: 9.9 CriticalCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.0: 7.5 HighAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weakness: CWE-22
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

Public exploits

Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.

Public exploits
Source	Link	Date
Exploit-DB	Pulse Secure 8.1R15.1/8.2/8.3/9.0 SSL VPN - Arbitrary File Disclosure (Metasploit)	2019-08-21
PoC in GitHub	nuc13us/Pulse	2019-08-21
PoC in GitHub	projectzeroindia/CVE-2019-11510	2019-08-21
PoC in GitHub	imjdl/CVE-2019-11510-poc	2019-08-22
PoC in GitHub	es0/CVE-2019-11510_poc	2019-08-26
PoC in GitHub	jas502n/CVE-2019-11510-1	2019-08-27
PoC in GitHub	r00tpgp/http-pulse_ssl_vpn.nse	2019-08-27
PoC in GitHub	jason3e7/CVE-2019-11510	2019-08-29
PoC in GitHub	BishopFox/pwn-pulse	2019-09-09
PoC in GitHub	aqhmal/pulsexploit	2019-12-07

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Public exploits
Source	Link	Date
PoC in GitHub	cisagov/check-your-pulse	2020-04-16
PoC in GitHub	andripwn/pulse-exploit	2020-07-27
PoC in GitHub	pwn3z/CVE-2019-11510-PulseVPN	2020-09-17
PoC in GitHub	34zY/APT-Backpack	2022-12-13
Metasploit	Pulse Secure VPN Arbitrary File Disclosure	2019-04-24
Nuclei	Pulse Connect Secure SSL VPN Arbitrary File Read

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 3, 2026	exploitation, exploits
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, EUVD, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, CISA KEV, Metasploit, Nuclei, NVD, PoC in GitHub

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2019-11510 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.9) in Ivanti Connect Secure, published May 8, 2019. CISA lists it as known to be exploited, since November 3, 2021. EUVD reports exploitation since November 3, 2021. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 100.0%, the 99th percentile. No source names a fixed version.

References

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