# CVE-2019-11510: Ivanti Pulse Connect Secure Arbitrary File Read Vulnerability

> CVE-2019-11510: Ivanti Pulse Connect Secure Arbitrary File Read Vulnerability. CVSS 9.9 (CVSS 3.1), in CISA KEV.

Canonical: https://rewindex.com/cve/CVE-2019-11510
Last updated: 2025-10-21T23:45:37Z

- Published: 2019-05-08 16:18 UTC · Updated: 2025-10-21 23:45 UTC · Assigner: mitre
- CVSS: 9.9 (CVSS 3.1) · Severity: Critical · Vector: CVSS:3.0/AC:L/AV:N/A:H/C:H/I:H/PR:L/S:C/UI:N
- EPSS: 100.0%, 100th percentile (scored 2026-10-25)
- CISA KEV: yes, added 2021-11-03, federal due date 2022-05-03, ransomware use: Known

## Description

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 .

## CISA required action

Apply updates per vendor instructions.

## Affected vendors and products

- Ivanti: Pulse Connect Secure

## References

- [CVE record on cve.org](https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-11510)
- [NVD entry](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-11510)
- [http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/154176/Pulse-Secure-SSL-VPN-8.1R15.1-8.2-8.3-9.0-Arbitrary-File-Disclosure.html](http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/154176/Pulse-Secure-SSL-VPN-8.1R15.1-8.2-8.3-9.0-Arbitrary-File-Disclosure.html)
- [http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/154231/Pulse-Secure-SSL-VPN-File-Disclosure-NSE.html](http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/154231/Pulse-Secure-SSL-VPN-File-Disclosure-NSE.html)
- [https://badpackets.net/over-14500-pulse-secure-vpn-endpoints-vulnerable-to-cve-2019-11510/](https://badpackets.net/over-14500-pulse-secure-vpn-endpoints-vulnerable-to-cve-2019-11510/)
- [https://devco.re/blog/2019/09/02/attacking-ssl-vpn-part-3-the-golden-Pulse-Secure-ssl-vpn-rce-chain-with-Twitter-as-case-study/](https://devco.re/blog/2019/09/02/attacking-ssl-vpn-part-3-the-golden-Pulse-Secure-ssl-vpn-rce-chain-with-Twitter-as-case-study/)
- [https://i.blackhat.com/USA-19/Wednesday/us-19-Tsai-Infiltrating-Corporate-Intranet-Like-NSA.pdf](https://i.blackhat.com/USA-19/Wednesday/us-19-Tsai-Infiltrating-Corporate-Intranet-Like-NSA.pdf)
- [https://kb.pulsesecure.net/articles/Pulse\_Security\_Advisories/SA44101/](https://kb.pulsesecure.net/articles/Pulse_Security_Advisories/SA44101/)
- [https://kb.pulsesecure.net/?atype=sa](https://kb.pulsesecure.net/?atype=sa)
- [https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/ff5fa1837b6bd1b24d18a42faa75e165a4573dbe2d434910c15fd08a%40%3Cuser.guacamole.apache.org%3E](https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/ff5fa1837b6bd1b24d18a42faa75e165a4573dbe2d434910c15fd08a%2540%3Cuser.guacamole.apache.org%3E)
- [https://psirt.global.sonicwall.com/vuln-detail/SNWLID-2019-0010](https://psirt.global.sonicwall.com/vuln-detail/SNWLID-2019-0010)
- [https://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/927237](https://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/927237)
- [http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/108073](http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/108073)

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_Sources: CVE records from the CVE Program (cve.org). CVE® is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation. (https://www.cve.org/) This product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. (https://nvd.nist.gov/) Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog from CISA. (https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog) EPSS scores from FIRST (Exploit Prediction Scoring System). (https://www.first.org/epss/)_


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