CVE-2019-11539

In Pulse Secure Pulse Connect Secure version 9.0RX before 9.0R3.4, 8.3RX before 8.3R7.1, 8.2RX...

8.0 HighIn KEVPublic exploit

In Pulse Secure Pulse Connect Secure version 9.0RX before 9.0R3.4, 8.3RX before 8.3R7.1, 8.2RX before 8.2R12.1, and 8.1RX before 8.1R15.1 and Pulse Policy Secure version 9.0RX before 9.0R3.2, 5.4RX before 5.4R7.1, 5.3RX before 5.3R12.1, 5.2RX before 5.2R12.1, and 5.1RX before 5.1R15.1, the admin web interface allows an authenticated attacker to inject and execute commands.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

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

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality: High
Integrity: High
Availability: High

Exploit likelihood

98.5%Up 41.8 points since Apr 14, 2021

What each source reports

CVE List Score used 8.0

Record: CVE-2019-11539
CVSS 3.0: 8.0 HighCVSS:3.0/AC:H/AV:N/A:H/C:H/I:H/PR:H/S:C/UI:N
Weakness: CWE-78
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2019-3210 8.0

Record: EUVD-2019-3210
CVSS 3.0: 8.0 HighCVSS:3.0/AC:H/AV:N/A:H/C:H/I:H/PR:H/S:C/UI:N
Updated: 2026-11-02

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-mchx-p635-vpq8 7.2

In Pulse Secure Pulse Connect Secure version 9.0RX before 9.0R3.4, 8.3RX before 8.3R7.1, 8.2RX...

Record: GHSA-mchx-p635-vpq8
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-78
Updated: 2026-11-02

CISA KEV No score

Ivanti Pulse Connect Secure and Policy Secure Command Injection Vulnerability

Ivanti Pulse Connect Secure and Policy Secure allows an authenticated attacker from the admin web interface to inject and execute commands.

Record: CVE-2019-11539
Weakness: CWE-78
Updated: 2026-11-02

NVD 7.2

Record: CVE-2019-11539
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: 8.0 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.0: 6.5 MediumAV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weakness: CWE-78
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

Public exploits

Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.

Public exploits
Source	Link	Date
Metasploit	Pulse Secure VPN Arbitrary Command Execution	2019-04-24
PoC in GitHub	0xDezzy/CVE-2019-11539	2019-09-04
Exploit-DB	Pulse Secure 8.1R15.1/8.2/8.3/9.0 SSL VPN - Remote Code Execution	2019-09-06
Exploit-DB	Pulse Secure VPN - Arbitrary Command Execution (Metasploit)	2019-11-20

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, NVD, PoC in GitHub

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

In short

CVE-2019-11539 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.0) in Ivanti Connect Secure, published April 26, 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 98.5%, the 99th percentile. No source names a fixed version.

References

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