{"id":"CVE-2021-22893","title":"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 unauthenticat…","summary":"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 unauthenticat…","severity":"critical","cvss":10,"cvssVector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H","cwe":["CWE-287","CWE-416"],"vendor":"ivanti","product":"connect_secure","affected":["connect_secure = 9.0","connect_secure = 9.1"],"published":"2021-04-23","updated":"2026-08-12","source":"NVD","sourceUrl":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-22893","references":[{"url":"https://blog.pulsesecure.net/pulse-connect-secure-security-update/","label":"support@hackerone.com"},{"url":"https://kb.cert.org/vuls/id/213092","label":"support@hackerone.com"},{"url":"https://kb.pulsesecure.net/articles/Pulse_Security_Advisories/SA44784/","label":"support@hackerone.com"},{"url":"https://www.fireeye.com/blog/threat-research/2021/04/suspected-apt-actors-leverage-bypass-techniques-pulse-secure-zero-day.html","label":"support@hackerone.com"},{"url":"https://blog.pulsesecure.net/pulse-connect-secure-security-update/","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://kb.cert.org/vuls/id/213092","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://kb.pulsesecure.net/articles/Pulse_Security_Advisories/SA44784/","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://www.fireeye.com/blog/threat-research/2021/04/suspected-apt-actors-leverage-bypass-techniques-pulse-secure-zero-day.html","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/213092","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2021-22893","label":"134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0"}],"tags":["nvd","kev","in-the-wild","exploit-available"],"epss":0.47172,"epssPercentile":0.98819,"kev":true,"kevDateAdded":"2021-11-03","kevDueDate":"2022-05-03","kevRansomware":true,"exploited":true,"ingestedAt":"2026-08-12T19:54:25.983Z","exploits":{"github":3,"githubRepos":["https://github.com/ZephrFish/CVE-2021-22893_HoneyPoC2","https://github.com/MRLEE123456/CVE-2021-22893","https://github.com/orangmuda/CVE-2021-22893"],"checkedAt":"2026-09-21T15:24:10.027Z"},"exploitAvailable":true,"slug":"CVE-2021-22893","body":"## Overview\n\nPulse 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.\n\n## Affected\n\n- `connect_secure = 9.0`\n- `connect_secure = 9.1`\n\n## Remediation\n\nRefer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.","depth":"hadal","depthScore":94,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":55,"likelihood":9.4,"exploitation":25,"ransomware":5},"changes":[{"seq":4505,"id":"CVE-2021-22893","ts":1788887186058,"field":"exploit_available","old":"false","new":"true"},{"seq":3388,"id":"CVE-2021-22893","ts":1788886303781,"field":"exploit_available","old":"true","new":"false"},{"seq":2243,"id":"CVE-2021-22893","ts":1788882973406,"field":"exploit_available","old":"false","new":"true"},{"seq":1272,"id":"CVE-2021-22893","ts":1788882385070,"field":"exploit_available","old":"true","new":"false"},{"seq":386,"id":"CVE-2021-22893","ts":1788881820414,"field":"exploit_available","old":"false","new":"true"}]}