CVE-2021-22894

Ivanti Pulse Connect Secure Collaboration Suite Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

  • High 8.8
  • Exploited: added to CISA KEV 3 Nov 2021

Description

A buffer overflow vulnerability exists in Pulse Connect Secure before 9.1R11.4 allows a remote authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code as the root user via maliciously crafted meeting room.

Key facts

Published
27 May 2021
Last changed
21 Oct 2025
Assigned by
hackerone
KEV added
3 Nov 2021
KEV fix due
3 May 2022
EPSS
41.284% likely to be exploited in the next 30 days, higher than 98.691% of CVEs (scores for 15 Nov 2026)
SSVC (CISA)
Exploitation: active; Automatable: no; Technical impact: total

Severity scores

Each score is shown as its source gave it. They are not averaged or merged.

  • 8.8CVSS 3.1, Highfrom CISA (ADP container)CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

What to do

  • Apply updates per vendor instructions.CISA KEV required action

Historical context and remediation

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No separately sourced impact summary is available on this page yet. Consult the description, version data and dated exploitation evidence.

Version statuses below come from the CNA. An “unaffected” version is not necessarily a currently supported release or proof of a patch date. EPSS is a dated risk estimate, not a count of historical attacks.

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Affected products

VendorProductVersions
n/aPulse Connect Secure
  • Fixed version 9.1R11.4 (affected)

Timeline

  1. 27 May 2021 Published
  2. 3 Nov 2021 CVE-2021-22894 added to CISA KEV
  3. 3 Nov 2021 Added to the CISA KEV catalogue

Weakness

References