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TI-2021-05769 Aliases CVE-2021-22908GHSA-37f5-2q74-7wvc

Buffer overflow in Pulse Connect Secure

Priority HIGH 75CWE-120Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Code execution
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-120 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

A buffer overflow vulnerability exists in Windows File Resource Profiles in 9.X allows a remote authenticated user with privileges to browse SMB shares to execute arbitrary code as the root user. As of version 9.1R3, this permission is not enabled by default.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.69377 99th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
—Pulse Connect SecureFixed in 9.1R11.5—No fix listedCNA
  • Pulse Connect Secure Vendor— Affected Fixed in 9.1R11.5 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 26

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:ivanti:connect_secure:9.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:*9.0VulnerableIvanti
cpe:2.3:a:ivanti:connect_secure:9.0:r1:*:*:*:*:*:*9.0 r1VulnerableIvanti
cpe:2.3:a:ivanti:connect_secure:9.0:r1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*9.0 r1.0VulnerableIvanti
cpe:2.3:a:ivanti:connect_secure:9.0:r2:*:*:*:*:*:*9.0 r2VulnerableIvanti
cpe:2.3:a:ivanti:connect_secure:9.0:r2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*9.0 r2.0VulnerableIvanti
cpe:2.3:a:ivanti:connect_secure:9.0:r2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*9.0 r2.1VulnerableIvanti
cpe:2.3:a:ivanti:connect_secure:9.0:r3:*:*:*:*:*:*9.0 r3VulnerableIvanti
cpe:2.3:a:ivanti:connect_secure:9.0:r3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*9.0 r3.0VulnerableIvanti
cpe:2.3:a:ivanti:connect_secure:9.0:r3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*9.0 r3.1VulnerableIvanti
cpe:2.3:a:ivanti:connect_secure:9.0:r3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*9.0 r3.2VulnerableIvanti
  • cpe:2.3:a:ivanti:connect_secure:9.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.0 Vulnerable ·Ivanti
  • cpe:2.3:a:ivanti:connect_secure:9.0:r1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.0 r1 Vulnerable ·Ivanti
  • cpe:2.3:a:ivanti:connect_secure:9.0:r1.0:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.0 r1.0 Vulnerable ·Ivanti
  • cpe:2.3:a:ivanti:connect_secure:9.0:r2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.0 r2 Vulnerable ·Ivanti
  • cpe:2.3:a:ivanti:connect_secure:9.0:r2.0:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.0 r2.0 Vulnerable ·Ivanti
  • cpe:2.3:a:ivanti:connect_secure:9.0:r2.1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.0 r2.1 Vulnerable ·Ivanti
  • cpe:2.3:a:ivanti:connect_secure:9.0:r3:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.0 r3 Vulnerable ·Ivanti
  • cpe:2.3:a:ivanti:connect_secure:9.0:r3.0:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.0 r3.0 Vulnerable ·Ivanti
  • cpe:2.3:a:ivanti:connect_secure:9.0:r3.1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.0 r3.1 Vulnerable ·Ivanti
  • cpe:2.3:a:ivanti:connect_secure:9.0:r3.2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.0 r3.2 Vulnerable ·Ivanti
Show 16 more CPE
CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:ivanti:connect_secure:9.0:r3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*9.0 r3.3VulnerableIvanti
cpe:2.3:a:ivanti:connect_secure:9.0:r3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*9.0 r3.5VulnerableIvanti
cpe:2.3:a:ivanti:connect_secure:9.0:r4:*:*:*:*:*:*9.0 r4VulnerableIvanti
cpe:2.3:a:ivanti:connect_secure:9.0:r4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*9.0 r4.0VulnerableIvanti
cpe:2.3:a:ivanti:connect_secure:9.0:r4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*9.0 r4.1VulnerableIvanti
cpe:2.3:a:ivanti:connect_secure:9.0:r5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*9.0 r5.0VulnerableIvanti
cpe:2.3:a:ivanti:connect_secure:9.0:r6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*9.0 r6.0VulnerableIvanti
cpe:2.3:a:ivanti:connect_secure:9.1:-:*:*:*:*:*:*9.1VulnerableIvanti
cpe:2.3:a:ivanti:connect_secure:9.1:r1:*:*:*:*:*:*9.1 r1VulnerableIvanti
cpe:2.3:a:ivanti:connect_secure:9.1:r10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*9.1 r10.0VulnerableIvanti
cpe:2.3:a:ivanti:connect_secure:9.1:r10.2:*:*:*:*:*:*9.1 r10.2VulnerableIvanti
cpe:2.3:a:ivanti:connect_secure:9.1:r11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*9.1 r11.0VulnerableIvanti
cpe:2.3:a:ivanti:connect_secure:9.1:r11.1:*:*:*:*:*:*9.1 r11.1VulnerableIvanti
cpe:2.3:a:ivanti:connect_secure:9.1:r11.3:*:*:*:*:*:*9.1 r11.3VulnerableIvanti
cpe:2.3:a:ivanti:connect_secure:9.1:r11.4:*:*:*:*:*:*9.1 r11.4VulnerableIvanti
cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_connect_secure:9.0rx:*:*:*:*:*:*:*9.0rxVulnerablePulse Secure
  • cpe:2.3:a:ivanti:connect_secure:9.0:r3.3:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.0 r3.3 Vulnerable ·Ivanti
  • cpe:2.3:a:ivanti:connect_secure:9.0:r3.5:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.0 r3.5 Vulnerable ·Ivanti
  • cpe:2.3:a:ivanti:connect_secure:9.0:r4:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.0 r4 Vulnerable ·Ivanti
  • cpe:2.3:a:ivanti:connect_secure:9.0:r4.0:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.0 r4.0 Vulnerable ·Ivanti
  • cpe:2.3:a:ivanti:connect_secure:9.0:r4.1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.0 r4.1 Vulnerable ·Ivanti
  • cpe:2.3:a:ivanti:connect_secure:9.0:r5.0:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.0 r5.0 Vulnerable ·Ivanti
  • cpe:2.3:a:ivanti:connect_secure:9.0:r6.0:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.0 r6.0 Vulnerable ·Ivanti
  • cpe:2.3:a:ivanti:connect_secure:9.1:-:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.1 Vulnerable ·Ivanti
  • cpe:2.3:a:ivanti:connect_secure:9.1:r1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.1 r1 Vulnerable ·Ivanti
  • cpe:2.3:a:ivanti:connect_secure:9.1:r10.0:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.1 r10.0 Vulnerable ·Ivanti
  • cpe:2.3:a:ivanti:connect_secure:9.1:r10.2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.1 r10.2 Vulnerable ·Ivanti
  • cpe:2.3:a:ivanti:connect_secure:9.1:r11.0:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.1 r11.0 Vulnerable ·Ivanti
  • cpe:2.3:a:ivanti:connect_secure:9.1:r11.1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.1 r11.1 Vulnerable ·Ivanti
  • cpe:2.3:a:ivanti:connect_secure:9.1:r11.3:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.1 r11.3 Vulnerable ·Ivanti
  • cpe:2.3:a:ivanti:connect_secure:9.1:r11.4:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.1 r11.4 Vulnerable ·Ivanti
  • cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_connect_secure:9.0rx:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.0rx Vulnerable ·Pulse Secure

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2021-22908
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-37f5-2q74-7wvc

References

Advisory 1

Sources

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