In Pulse Secure Pulse Connect Secure (PCS) 8.2 before 8.2R12.1, 8.3 before 8.3R7.1, and 9.0 before 9.0R3.4, an unauthenticated remote attacker can send a specially crafted URI to perform an arbitrary file reading vulnerability .
CVE-2019-11510
Score elevated to 10.0 because this CVE is listed on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog (added 2021-11-03), indicating real-world exploitation has been confirmed by US federal agencies. NVD baseline CVSS 10.0 retained for reference. Confidence: HIGH.
- Actively exploited in the wild (CISA-KEV)
No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.
- CVSS v3
- 10.0
- EG Score
- 10.0(high)
- EG Risk
- 100(Act)EG Risk 100/100SSVC: Act
EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).
How it’s computedSeverity100% × 45%Exploitation100% × 40%Automatability100% × 15%Action: Fix now — active exploitation, automatable, high impact. - EPSS PROB
- 100%
- EPSS %ILE
- 100%
- KEV
- ⚠ Exploited
Published
May 8, 2019
Last Modified
December 18, 2025
Advisory Details (6)
Auto-updated Jul 25, 2026Attacking SSL VPN - Part 3: The Golden Pulse Secure SSL VPN RCE Chain, with Twitter as Case Study! | DEVCORE
https://devco.re/blog/2019/09/02/attacking-ssl-vpn-part-3-the-golden-Pulse-Secure-ssl-vpn-rce-chain-with-Twitter-as-case-study/Packet Storm Security
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/154231/Pulse-Secure-SSL-VPN-File-Disclosure-NSE.htmlWeakness Classification(1)
MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.
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Publicly available exploits
(10 references)Working exploit code is in the public domain (9 GitHub PoCs) (1 Exploit-DB entry). Defenders should treat patch urgency accordingly — public PoCs typically lead to mass-exploitation within 24-72 hours.
- GitHub PoC34zY/APT-BackpackFirst seen Dec 13, 2022
cve-2019-11510, cve-2019-19781, cve-2020-5902, cve-2021-1497, cve-2021-20090, cve-2021-22006, cve-2021-22205, cve-2021-26084, cve-2021-26855, cve-2021-26857, cve-2021–26857, cve-2021–26858, cve-2021–26865
Open source ↗ - GitHub PoCcisagov/check-your-pulseFirst seen Apr 16, 2020
This utility can help determine if indicators of compromise (IOCs) exist in the log files of a Pulse Secure VPN Appliance for CVE-2019-11510.
Open source ↗ - GitHub PoCaqhmal/pulsexploitFirst seen Dec 7, 2019
Automated script for Pulse Secure SSL VPN exploit (CVE-2019-11510) using hosts retrieved from Shodan API. You must have a Shodan account to use this script.
Open source ↗ - GitHub PoCBishopFox/pwn-pulseFirst seen Sep 9, 2019
Exploit for Pulse Connect Secure SSL VPN arbitrary file read vulnerability (CVE-2019-11510)
Open source ↗ - GitHub PoCjas502n/CVE-2019-11510-1First seen Aug 27, 2019
SSL VPN Rce
Open source ↗ - GitHub PoCr00tpgp/http-pulse_ssl_vpn.nseFirst seen Aug 27, 2019
Nmap NSE script to detect Pulse Secure SSL VPN file disclosure CVE-2019-11510
Open source ↗ - GitHub PoCes0/CVE-2019-11510_pocFirst seen Aug 26, 2019
PoC for CVE-2019-11510 | Pulse Secure 8.1R15.1/8.2/8.3/9.0 SSL VPN - Arbitrary File Disclosure vulnerability
Open source ↗ - GitHub PoCimjdl/CVE-2019-11510-pocFirst seen Aug 22, 2019
Pulse Secure SSL VPN pre-auth file reading
Open source ↗ - Exploit-DBEDB-47297First seen Aug 21, 2019
Pulse Secure 8.1R15.1/8.2/8.3/9.0 SSL VPN - Arbitrary File Disclosure (Metasploit)
Open source ↗ - GitHub PoCprojectzeroindia/CVE-2019-11510First seen Aug 21, 2019
Exploit for Arbitrary File Read on Pulse Secure SSL VPN (CVE-2019-11510)
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