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CVE-2019-11538

HIGH
Published 2019-04-26T01:39:22
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CVSS Score

V3.0
7.7
/10
CVSS:3.0/AC:L/AV:N/A:N/C:H/I:N/PR:L/S:C/UI:N
Base Score Metrics
Exploitability: N/A Impact: N/A

EPSS Score

v2025.03.14
0.035
probability
of exploitation in the wild

There is a 3.5% chance that this vulnerability will be exploited in the wild within the next 30 days.

Updated: 2025-06-25
Exploit Probability
Percentile: 0.871
Higher than 87.1% of all CVEs

Attack Vector Metrics

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
CHANGED

Impact Metrics

Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
NONE
Availability
NONE

Description

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, an NFS problem could allow an authenticated attacker to access the contents of arbitrary files on the affected device.

Available Exploits

No exploits available for this CVE.

Related News

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GitHub Security Advisories

Community-driven vulnerability intelligence from GitHub

⚠ Unreviewed HIGH

GHSA-9c6c-f33q-qhr3

Advisory Details

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, an NFS problem could allow an authenticated attacker to access the contents of arbitrary files on the affected device.

CVSS Scoring

CVSS Score

7.5

CVSS Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N

References

ADVISORY https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-11538
WEB https://devco.re/blog/2019/09/02/attacking-ssl-vpn-part-3-the-golden-Pulse-Secure-ssl-vpn-rce-chain-with-Twitter-as-case-study
WEB https://i.blackhat.com/USA-19/Wednesday/us-19-Tsai-Infiltrating-Corporate-Intranet-Like-NSA.pdf
WEB https://kb.pulsesecure.net/articles/Pulse_Security_Advisories/SA44101
WEB https://psirt.global.sonicwall.com/vuln-detail/SNWLID-2019-0010
WEB https://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/927237
WEB http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/108073

Advisory provided by GitHub Security Advisory Database. Published: May 24, 2022, Modified: February 27, 2024

References

https://kb.pulsesecure.net/articles/Pulse_Security_Advisories/SA44101
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/108073
https://psirt.global.sonicwall.com/vuln-detail/SNWLID-2019-0010
https://i.blackhat.com/USA-19/Wednesday/us-19-Tsai-Infiltrating-Corporate-Intranet-Like-NSA.pdf
https://devco.re/blog/2019/09/02/attacking-ssl-vpn-part-3-the-golden-Pulse-Secure-ssl-vpn-rce-chain-with-Twitter-as-case-study/
https://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/927237

HackerOne Reports

Arbitrary File Reading leads to RCE in the Pulse Secure SSL VPN on the https://██████ (███) High
sp1d3rs
U.S. Dept Of Defense
$2000.00
Path Traversal
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Arbitrary File Reading leads to RCE in the Pulse Secure SSL VPN on the https://████ Critical
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U.S. Dept Of Defense
$5000.00
File and Directory Information Exposure
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Arbitrary File Reading leads to RCE in the Pulse Secure SSL VPN on the https://███ Critical
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U.S. Dept Of Defense
OS Command Injection
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Potential pre-auth RCE on Twitter VPN Critical
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X (Formerly Twitter)
$20160.00
OS Command Injection
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Published: 2019-04-26T01:39:22
Last Modified: 2024-11-15T15:26:56.601Z
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