Actively exploited · CISA KEV · NVD published 2019-05-08
Actively exploitedCVE-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 .
- First PoC
- 2131 days →Metasploit
- 484 days →First cited attacker
Signals
- Exploited in the wild
- Yesadded 2021-11-03 · due 2022-05-03 · known ransomware use. An observation, not a forecast.
- EPSS · 30-day forecast
- 100.0%Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, 100th percentile of all CVEs. A forecast; KEV outranks it.
- CVSS · NVD · CRITICAL
- 10.0CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Internet exposure
- not stated by sourcesNo exposure census on this CVE's dispatches.
Exploits
3 known · links onlyMetasploit1
This module exploits a pre-auth directory traversal in the Pulse Secure VPN server to dump an arbitrary file. Dumped files are stored in loot. If the "Automatic" action is set, plaintext and hashed credentials, as well as session IDs, will be dumped. Valid sessions can be hijacked by setting the "DSIG" browser cookie to a valid session ID. For the "Manual" action, please specify a file to dump via the "FILE" option. /etc/passwd will b
ruby · seen 2026-10-18
Exploit-DB1
created 2019-08-21
Nuclei1
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 all contain an arbitrary file reading vulnerability that could allow unauthenticated remote attackers to send a specially crafted URI to gain improper access.
yaml · seen 2026-10-18
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