CVE-2021-22893
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 unauthenticated user to perform remote arbitrary code execution on the Pulse Connect Secure gateway. This vulnerability has been exploited in the wild.
CVSS
- Versión: 3.1
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Puntuación base: 10
Probabilidad de explotación (EPSS)
- Probabilidad de explotación en los próximos 30 días: 47%
- Percentil entre todas las CVEs puntuadas: 99
- Fecha de la puntuación: 6/10/2026
EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, de FIRST) estima la probabilidad de que una vulnerabilidad sea explotada en 30 días. Complementa a CVSS (impacto) y a CISA KEV (explotación confirmada).
CISA KEV — explotada activamente
- Añadida al catálogo: 3/11/2021
- Plazo de remediación: 3/5/2022
- Uso conocido en ransomware: Known
🎯 Técnicas ATT&CK
Cómo se explota esta vulnerabilidad y qué consigue el atacante, en el lenguaje de MITRE ATT&CK.
- Explotación
T1190Exploit Public-Facing Applicationinitial access95 % - Impacto principal
T1078Valid Accountsstealth · persistence · privilege escalation · initial access90 % - Impacto secundario
T1059Command and Scripting Interpreterexecution85 %
Vulnerabilidad de autenticación (CWE-287) en aplicación expuesta (Pulse Connect Secure) accesible remotamente sin privilegios ni interacción. Permite bypass de autenticación y ejecución remota de código.
Inferido por nuestro agente de análisis a partir de la descripción oficial, el vector CVSS y la CWE, y comprobado por un supervisor. Puede contener errores.
🛡️ Mitigaciones ATT&CK que cubren estas técnicas
Tecnologías afectadas (1)
CWE
- CWE-287
- CWE-416
Referencias
- https://blog.pulsesecure.net/pulse-connect-secure-security-update/
- https://kb.cert.org/vuls/id/213092
- https://kb.pulsesecure.net/articles/Pulse_Security_Advisories/SA44784/
- https://www.fireeye.com/blog/threat-research/2021/04/suspected-apt-actors-leverage-bypass-techniques-pulse-secure-zero-day.html
- https://blog.pulsesecure.net/pulse-connect-secure-security-update/
- https://kb.cert.org/vuls/id/213092
- https://kb.pulsesecure.net/articles/Pulse_Security_Advisories/SA44784/
- https://www.fireeye.com/blog/threat-research/2021/04/suspected-apt-actors-leverage-bypass-techniques-pulse-secure-zero-day.html
- https://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/213092
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2021-22893
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