pulsesecure pulse-connect-secure CVE-2021-22894 in Pulse Secure and Ivanti Products
Published on May 27, 2021

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A buffer overflow vulnerability exists in Pulse Connect Secure before 9.1R11.4 allows a remote authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code as the root user via maliciously crafted meeting room.

NVD

Known Exploited Vulnerability

This Pulse Connect Secure Collaboration Suite Remote Code Execution Vulnerability is part of CISA's list of Known Exploited Vulnerabilities. A buffer overflow vulnerability exists in Pulse Connect Secure before 9.1R11.4 allows a remote authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code as the root user via maliciously crafted meeting room.

The following remediation steps are recommended / required by April 23, 2021: Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Vulnerability Analysis

CVE-2021-22894 is exploitable with network access, and requires small amount of user privileges. This vulnerability is considered to have a low attack complexity. This vulnerability is known to be actively exploited by threat actors. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to be very high.

Attack Vector:
NETWORK
Attack Complexity:
LOW
Privileges Required:
LOW
User Interaction:
NONE
Scope:
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact:
HIGH
Integrity Impact:
HIGH
Availability Impact:
HIGH

Weakness Type

What is a Code Injection Vulnerability?

The software constructs all or part of a code segment using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the syntax or behavior of the intended code segment.

CVE-2021-22894 has been classified to as a Code Injection vulnerability or weakness.


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Exploit Probability

EPSS
25.73%
Percentile
96.13%

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System) scores estimate the probability that a vulnerability will be exploited in the wild within the next 30 days. The percentile shows you how this score compares to all other vulnerabilities.