CVE-2021-22899 in Pulse Secure and Ivanti Products
Published on May 27, 2021
Known Exploited Vulnerability
This Pulse Connect Secure Remote Code Execution Vulnerability is part of CISA's list of Known Exploited Vulnerabilities. Allows a remote authenticated attacker to perform remote code execution via Windows Resource Profiles Feature.
The following remediation steps are recommended / required by April 23, 2021: Apply updates per vendor instructions.
Vulnerability Analysis
CVE-2021-22899 can be exploited 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.
Weakness Type
What is a Command Injection Vulnerability?
The software constructs all or part of a command using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the intended command when it is sent to a downstream component.
CVE-2021-22899 has been classified to as a Command Injection vulnerability or weakness.
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Exploit Probability
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