Exploitation evidence
Known exploited · CISA KEV listed
Added 2021-11-03. Ransomware campaign use: Known.
CISA required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.
CISA due date: 2022-05-03. This is the catalog’s deadline, not an assessment of your organization’s exposure.
KEV checked 13 Nov 2026, 00:20 Jerusalem · Original catalog ↗Reported products and versions
n/a / n/a
Default status: Not specified
- affected: n/a
Fixes and workarounds
No explicit solution text in the downloaded CVE record. Consult the vendor advisory; unaffected version ranges are shown above as reported, not inferred as a patch recommendation.
Sources and related reporting
CVE Program record ↗ · Download tracked evidence as JSON
- https://kb.pulsesecure.net/?atype=sa
- https://kb.pulsesecure.net/articles/Pulse_Security_Advisories/SA44101/
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/108073
- https://psirt.global.sonicwall.com/vuln-detail/SNWLID-2019-0010
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/154176/Pulse-Secure-SSL-VPN-8.1R15.1-8.2-8.3-9.0-Arbitrary-File-Disclosure.html
- https://badpackets.net/over-14500-pulse-secure-vpn-endpoints-vulnerable-to-cve-2019-11510/
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/154231/Pulse-Secure-SSL-VPN-File-Disclosure-NSE.html
- https://i.blackhat.com/USA-19/Wednesday/us-19-Tsai-Infiltrating-Corporate-Intranet-Like-NSA.pdf
- 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/
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/ff5fa1837b6bd1b24d18a42faa75e165a4573dbe2d434910c15fd08a%40%3Cuser.guacamole.apache.org%3E
- https://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/927237
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2019-11510
Observed change timeline
History begins when Egret first downloads each source. It is not the complete upstream CVE history.
12 Nov 2026, 18:20 Jerusalem · EPSS observation updated
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