9.8

CVE-2019-11540: ivanti connect_secure

CVSS: 9.8v3.1CriticalModified
Published 26-04-2019Last modified 04-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2019-11540 is a critical (CVSS 9.8) vulnerability in ivanti connect_secure. EPSS estimates a 7.74% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 94.6% of scored vulnerabilities. 2 public exploits are recorded.

Overall risk
70/100
0100
High · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
9.8/10
010
Critical · v3.1 (NVD)
EPSS score
7.74%
0%100%
Low · -0.52 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits2reference

Timeline

  1. 26-04-2019
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 04-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

In Pulse Secure Pulse Connect Secure version 9.0RX before 9.0R3.4 and 8.3RX before 8.3R7.1 and Pulse Policy Secure version 9.0RX before 9.0R3.2 and 5.4RX before 5.4R7.1, an unauthenticated, remote attacker can conduct a session hijacking attack.

CVSS metrics

4 scores · 2 sources · 3 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

7.74%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

95%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

-0.52 pp

From 8.26% on 21-09-2026

21-09-202621-10-2026
EPSS score
7.74%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

2 found
  • referenceUnverified

    Exploit Reference (i.blackhat.com)

    Maturity: unknown

  • referenceUnverified

    Exploit Reference (devco.re)

    Maturity: unknown

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

No weakness data has been published for this record.

Affected systems

Pulsesecure2 products
  • pulse_connect_secure8.3rx | 9.0r1 | 9.0r2 | 9.0r2.1 | 9.0r3 | 9.0r3.1 | 9.0r3.2 | 9.0rx
  • pulse_policy_secure5.4r1 | 5.4r2 | 5.4r2.1 | 5.4r3 | 5.4r4 | 5.4r5 | 5.4r5.2 | 5.4r6 | 5.4r6.1 | 5.4r7 | 5.4rx | 9.0r1 | 9.0r2 | 9.0r2.1 | 9.0r3 | 9.0r3.1 | 9.0rx
Ivanti1 product

2 vendors · 3 products

References

6 links