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CVE-2021-22893

Pulse Connect Secure 9.0R3/9.1R1 and higher is vulnerable to an authentication bypass vulnerability exposed by the Windows File Share Browse

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Listed in CISA KEV
None on Exploit-DB, Metasploit or GitHub

Summary

Pulse Connect Secure, a VPN gateway product, is affected through its Windows File Share Browser and Pulse Secure Collaboration features. An unauthenticated attacker could bypass login and run arbitrary code on the gateway.

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Pulse Connect Secure 9.0R3/9.1R1 and higher is vulnerable to an authentication bypass vulnerability exposed by the Windows File Share Browser and Pulse Secure Collaboration features of Pulse Connect Secure that can allow an unauthenticated user to perform remote arbitrary code execution on the Pulse Connect Secure gateway. This vulnerability has been exploited in the wild.

Timeline

  1. CVE published
  2. Added to CISA KEV

    CISA has evidence of exploitation in the wild

  3. CISA remediation deadline

    Due date for US federal agencies to patch

  4. Record last updated
  5. EPSS reached 10%

    FIRST estimates at least a 10% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Affected versions

  • n/a Pulse Connect Secure

    PCS 9.0R3 or above, PCS 9.1R1 and above

References 4

kb.pulsesecure.net

blog.pulsesecure.net

fireeye.com

kb.cert.org