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 and Pulse Policy Secure (PPS) before 5.1R15.1, 5.2 before 5.2R12.1, 5.3 before 5.3R15.1, 5.4 before 5.4R7.1, and 9.0 before 9.0R3.2, an authenticated attacker (via the admin web interface) can exploit Incorrect Access Control to execute arbitrary code on the appliance.
CVE-2019-11509
HIGHNVD 8.88.8—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence
Score 8.8 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: HIGH) published 2022-05-24. NVD baseline CVSS 8.8; sources differ by 0.0.
Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, nvd
8.8
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
- High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS: 8%CVSS: 8.8Exploit: NoneExposed: 0
No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.
- CVSS v3
- 8.8
- EG Score
- 8.8(medium)
- EPSS
- 94.0%
- KEV
- Not listed
Published
June 3, 2019
Last Modified
November 21, 2024
References (6)
- cve@mitrehttps://kb.pulsesecure.net/?atype=sa
- cve@mitrehttps://kb.pulsesecure.net/articles/Pulse_Security_Advisories/SA44101/
- cve@mitrehttps://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/927237
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://kb.pulsesecure.net/?atype=sa
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://kb.pulsesecure.net/articles/Pulse_Security_Advisories/SA44101/
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/927237
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Frequently asked(5)
What is CVE-2019-11509?
CVE-2019-11509 is a high vulnerability published on June 3, 2019. 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 and Pulse Policy Secure (PPS) before 5.1R15.1, 5.2 before 5.2R12.1, 5.3 before 5.3R15.1, 5.4 before 5.4R7.1, and 9.0 before 9.0R3.2, an authenticated attacker (via the admin…
When was CVE-2019-11509 disclosed?
CVE-2019-11509 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on June 3, 2019, with the most recent update on November 21, 2024. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2019-11509 actively exploited?
CVE-2019-11509 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 94.0% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2019-11509?
CVE-2019-11509 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.8 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2019-11509?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2019-11509, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.
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