CVE-2021-22938

Severity: high (CVSS 7.2 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 2.1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2021-08-16 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-77

Description

A vulnerability in Pulse Connect Secure before 9.1R12 could allow an authenticated administrator to perform command injection via an unsanitized web parameter in the administrator web console.

Affected products

Ivanti Connect Secure (Pulse Secure): 9.1, 9.1-r1.0, 9.1-r10.0, 9.1-r11.0, 9.1-r2.0, 9.1-r3.0 (+6)
Ivanti Connect Secure (Pulse Secure): before 9.1 — fixed in 9.1

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Ivanti Connect Secure (Pulse Secure) 9.1. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://kb.pulsesecure.net/articles/Pulse_Security_Advisories/SA44858/?kA23Z000000L6oySAC
https://kb.pulsesecure.net/articles/Pulse_Security_Advisories/SA44858/?kA23Z000000L6oySAC

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