CVE-2019-11542: ivanti connect_secure Out-of-bounds Write
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2019-11542 is a high (CVSS 8.0) Out-of-bounds Write vulnerability in ivanti connect_secure. EPSS estimates a 65.59% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 99.2% of scored vulnerabilities. 2 public exploits are recorded.
Timeline
- 26-04-2019PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 04-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
In Pulse Secure Pulse Connect Secure version 9.0RX before 9.0R3.4, 8.3RX before 8.3R7.1, 8.2RX before 8.2R12.1, and 8.1RX before 8.1R15.1 and Pulse Policy Secure version 9.0RX before 9.0R3.2, 5.4RX before 5.4R7.1, 5.3RX before 5.3R12.1, 5.2RX before 5.2R12.1, and 5.1RX before 5.1R15.1, an authenticated attacker (via the admin web interface) can send a specially crafted message resulting in a stack buffer overflow.
CVSS metrics
4 scores · 2 sources · 3 versions- NVDNIST8.0HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS trend
Probability
65.59%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
99%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
0.00 pp
From 65.59% on 21-09-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
2 foundExploit Reference (i.blackhat.com)
Maturity: unknown
Exploit Reference (devco.re)
Maturity: unknown
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Pulsesecure2 products
- pulse_connect_secure8.1r1.0 | 8.2r1.0 | 8.2r1.1 | 8.2r2.0 | 8.2r3.0 | 8.2r3.1 | 8.2r4.0 | 8.2r4.1 | 8.2r5.0 | 8.2r5.1 | 8.2r6.0 | 8.2r7.0 | 8.2r7.1 | 8.2rx | 8.3rx | 9.0r1 | 9.0r2 | 9.0r2.1 | 9.0r3 | 9.0r3.1 | 9.0r3.2 | 9.0rx
- pulse_policy_secure5.1r1.0 | 5.1r1.1 | 5.1r2.0 | 5.1r2.1 | 5.1r3.0 | 5.1r3.2 | 5.1r4.0 | 5.1r5.0 | 5.1r6.0 | 5.1r7.0 | 5.1r8.0 | 5.1r9.0 | 5.1r9.1 | 5.1r10.0 | 5.1r11.0 | 5.1r11.1 | 5.1r12.0 | 5.1r12.1 | 5.1r13.0 | 5.1r14.0 | 5.2r1.0 | 5.2r2.0 | 5.2r3.0 | 5.2r3.2 | 5.2r4.0 | 5.2r5.0 | 5.2r6.0 | 5.2r7.0 | 5.2r7.1 | 5.2r8.0 | 5.2r9.0 | 5.2r9.1 | 5.2r10.0 | 5.2r11.0 | 5.2rx | 5.3r1.0 | 5.3r1.1 | 5.3r2.0 | 5.3r3.0 | 5.3r3.1 | 5.3r4.0 | 5.3r4.1 | 5.3r5.0 | 5.3r5.1 | 5.3r5.2 | 5.3r6.0 | 5.3r7.0 | 5.3r8.0 | 5.3r8.1 | 5.3r8.2 | 5.3r9.0 | 5.3r11.0 | 5.3r12.0 | 5.3rx | 5.4r1 | 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
- connect_secure8.1 | 8.2 | 8.3
2 vendors · 3 products
References
6 links- i.blackhat.com/USA-19/Wednesday/us-19-Tsai-Infiltrating-Corporate-Intranet-Like-NSA.pdfX Refsource MISCExploitThird Party Advisory