Used in attacks· fix by 2022-05-0310.0CriticalUsed by ransomware gangs

Ivanti Pulse Connect Secure

CVE-2021-22893

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

What this means for your business

  • It affects Ivanti Pulse Connect Secure. It matters if your company, or a supplier that handles your data, runs it.
  • Attackers are already using it. CISA added it to its list of flaws used in real attacks on 3 November 2021.
  • Ransomware gangs are known to have used it.
  • An attacker can use it remotely, over a network, without a login, and without anyone at your company clicking anything.
  • FIRST's prediction model gives it a 47% chance of attack attempts being seen in the next 30 days, ranking above 98% of all known flaws.

What to do

  1. 1Check whether your company or your suppliers run Ivanti Pulse Connect Secure, and which version. The affected versions are listed further down this page.
  2. 2If you do, apply the vendor's fix. A patch or vendor advisory has been published.
  3. 3Treat it as urgent. US federal agencies must fix it by 3 May 2022. That deadline does not apply to private companies, but it shows how seriously CISA takes it.
  4. 4Because attackers have used it, check the affected systems for signs of a break-in, not only for the update.

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Required action

Apply updates per vendor instructions.

CISA’s wording, unedited.

Scoring

CVSS
10.0 (v3.1)
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness
CWE-287
Assigned by
support@hackerone.com

Dates

Published
2021-11-03
Last modified
2026-08-12
Added to KEV
2021-11-03
Remediation due
2022-05-03
Sources
CISA KEV, NVD

Affected products

  • Ivanti Connect Secure9.0, 9.1

As listed in the NVD configuration data. Not a statement about your estate.

References