CVE-2019-11508

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

8.6 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.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

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

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality: High
Integrity: None
Availability: None

Exploit likelihood

14.7%Up 11.6 points since Apr 14, 2021

What each source reports

CVE List Score used 8.6

Record: CVE-2019-11508
CVSS 3.0: 8.6 HighCVSS:3.0/AC:L/AV:N/A:N/C:H/I:N/PR:N/S:C/UI:N
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2019-3181 8.6

Record: EUVD-2019-3181
CVSS 3.0: 8.6 HighCVSS:3.0/AC:L/AV:N/A:N/C:H/I:N/PR:N/S:C/UI:N
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-3rh3-mwf4-58r4 7.2

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

Record: GHSA-3rh3-mwf4-58r4
CVSS 3.1: 7.2 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness: CWE-22
Updated: 2026-11-02

NVD 7.2

Record: CVE-2019-11508
CVSS 3.1: 7.2 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 3.0: 8.6 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
CVSS 2.0: 6.5 MediumAV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weakness: CWE-22
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD

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

In short

CVE-2019-11508 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.6) in Ivanti Connect Secure, published May 8, 2019. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 14.7%, the 96th percentile. No source names a fixed version.