7.2

CVE-2021-44720: ivanti connect_secure Use of Hard-coded Credentials

CVSS: 7.2v3.1HighModified
Published 11-08-2022Last modified 04-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2021-44720 is a high (CVSS 7.2) Use of Hard-coded Credentials vulnerability in ivanti connect_secure. EPSS estimates a 2.66% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 85.4% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
29/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
7.2/10
010
High · v3.1 (NVD)
EPSS score
2.66%
0%100%
Low · +0.06 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 11-08-2022
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 04-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

In Ivanti Pulse Secure Pulse Connect Secure (PCS) before 9.1R12, the administrator password is stored in the HTML source code of the "Maintenance > Push Configuration > Targets > Target Name" targets.cgi screen. A read-only administrative user can escalate to a read-write administrative role.

CVSS metrics

1 score · 1 source · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

2.66%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

85%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

+0.06 pp

From 2.60% on 19-09-2026

19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score
2.66%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Ivanti1 product
  • connect_secure9.1 | 9.1:r1 | 9.1:r10.0 | 9.1:r11.0 | 9.1:r11.3 | 9.1:r11.4 | 9.1:r2 | 9.1:r3 | 9.1:r4 | 9.1:r4.1 | 9.1:r4.2 | 9.1:r4.3 | 9.1:r5 | 9.1:r6 | 9.1:r7 | 9.1:r8 | 9.1:r8.1 | 9.1:r8.2 | 9.1:r9 | 9.1:r9.1
Pulsesecure1 product

2 vendors · 2 products

References

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