CVE-2021-22893

Ivanti Pulse Connect Secure: Use-After-Free

As of , CVE-2021-22893 in Ivanti Pulse Connect Secure is on CISA's list of exploited vulnerabilities: CISA listed it on . Our patch-first group: Patch this week.

Exploited
Yes: CISA listed it on 3 November 2021
US federal deadline
3 May 2022181 days after CISA listed it. US federal civilian agencies must fix it by then.
Used in ransomware campaigns
Known
EPSS score
0.47Higher than 98% of the CVEs EPSS scores. EPSS estimates the chance of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
EPSS when listed
Not availableCISA listed it before 4 February 2022, where the EPSS files we read begin.
Public exploit
None foundNeither Metasploit nor Exploit-DB lists one.
Fix
No vendor link in CISA's entry

What CISA says to do

Apply updates per vendor instructions.

CISA's required action

What the flaw is

Ivanti Pulse Connect Secure contains a use-after-free vulnerability that allow a remote, unauthenticated attacker to execute code via license services.

CISA's description

Pulse Connect Secure 9.0R3/9.1R1 and higher is vulnerable to an authentication bypass vulnerability exposed by the Windows File Share Browser and Pulse Secure Collaboration features of Pulse Connect Secure that can allow an unauthenticated user to perform remote arbitrary code execution on the Pulse Connect Secure gateway. This vulnerability has been exploited in the wild.

The CVE record's description, from hackerone

CVE published
23 April 2021
Assigned by
hackerone
CVSS
10.0 Critical (CVSS 3.1, from CISA-ADP)
CWE-287
Improper Authentication
CISA SSVC, exploitation
active
CISA SSVC, automatable
yes
CISA SSVC, technical impact
total

Timeline

  1. The CVE record was published.
  2. CISA added it to its list of exploited vulnerabilities.
  3. The US federal deadline to fix it.
  4. CISA changed its entry. Deadline moved from 23 April 2021 to 3 May 2022.

Pulse Connect Secure: other exploited entries

VulnerabilityProductOur groupListedDeadlineEPSS
CVE-2019-11510Arbitrary File ReadIvanti Pulse Connect SecurePatch this weekRansomware use; Metasploit module; EPSS 0.990.99
CVE-2020-8260Code ExecutionIvanti Pulse Connect SecurePatch this weekMetasploit module; EPSS 0.960.96
CVE-2020-8243Code ExecutionIvanti Pulse Connect SecurePatch this weekEPSS 0.910.91
CVE-2021-22894Collaboration Suite Buffer OverflowIvanti Pulse Connect SecurePatch soon0.41
CVE-2021-22899Command InjectionIvanti Pulse Connect SecurePatch soon0.23
CVE-2021-22900Unrestricted File UploadIvanti Pulse Connect SecurePatch soon0.14

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