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Vulnerability · CVE-2019-11510

Ivanti Pulse Connect Secure Arbitrary File Read Vulnerability

Published May 1, 2019 · catalog updated Jun 16, 2026 · Ivanti Connect Secure and Policy Secure

Patch now

CVE-2019-11510 is in the CISA known-exploited catalog, due May 3, 2022. Confirm Ivanti Connect Secure and Policy Secure against the vendor advisory and apply that fix. The CVSS score does not change the priority.

Severity
Critical10.0
Known exploitation
CISA KEV and VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
100.00%
Remediation
Remediation guidance
Affected products
cpe ivanti/connect secure · vendor Ivanti Connect Secure and Policy Secure · vendor Ivanti Pulse Connect Secure

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. VulnCheck canary evidence. Initial-access exploit intelligence.

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  • cpe ivanti/connect secure8.2
  • vendor Ivanti Connect Secure and Policy Secureversion unspecified
  • vendor Ivanti Pulse Connect Secureversion unspecified

How to fix CVE-2019-11510

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

CVE-2019-11510 is in the CISA known-exploited catalog, due May 3, 2022. Confirm Ivanti Connect Secure and Policy Secure against the vendor advisory and apply that fix. The CVSS score does not change the priority.

Which versions are affected?

Compare what you have installed with ivanti/connect secure 8.2. Apply updates per vendor instructions.

What should an analyst verify?

CWE-22: Path Traversal. EPSS 100.00%. The CISA KEV listing is the exploitation evidence. A public exploit reference is linked in Sources. That is not the same as confirmed exploitation. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Code

The project this record applies to. Exploit listings stay in References.

No public source repository is identified for this product.

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. May 8, 2019 · Catalog

    Detected

    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 .

  2. Nov 3, 2021 · CISA KEV

    Known exploited

    Apply updates per vendor instructions.

  3. May 3, 2022 · CISA KEV

    Remediation due

    Apply updates per vendor instructions.

  4. Jun 16, 2026 · Catalog

    Updated

    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 .

Sources

  • CISA Cybersecurity AdvisoriesGovernment advisoryCVE-2019-11510

    Advisory at a Glance Title Chinese Government-linked Cyber Threat Actors Combine Automated and Hands-on Hacking Tools to Steal Sensitive Data <div class="TableCellContent SCXW40

    cisa.gov
  • CISA KEVConfirmed exploitationCVE-2019-11510

    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.

    cisa.gov
  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2019-11510

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2019-11510

    30-day exploitation probability 100.0%

    first.org
  • Exploit DatabasePublic exploit reference47297

    Public archive entry. The exploit body is not stored here.

    exploit-db.com
  • Metasploit ModulesPublic exploit moduleauxiliary_gather/pulse_secure_file_disclosure

    Public module reference (normal). Module source is not copied into this catalog.

    rapid7.com
  • NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2019-11510

    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 .

    nvd.nist.gov
  • Packet Storm SecurityCited referencehttp://packetstormsecurity.com/files/154176/Pulse-Secure-SSL-VPN-8.1R15.1-8.2-8.3-9.0-Arbitrary-File-Disclosure.html

    Packet Storm link already published on the finding.

    packetstormsecurity.com
  • Packet Storm SecurityCited referencehttp://packetstormsecurity.com/files/154231/Pulse-Secure-SSL-VPN-File-Disclosure-NSE.html

    Packet Storm link already published on the finding.

    packetstormsecurity.com
  • VulnCheck KEVConfirmed exploitationCVE-2019-11510

    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.

    vulncheck.com

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Oct 17, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.