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CVE-2021-22893

Improper Authentication — is CVE-2021-22893real, exploitable, or a false positive? Here's the community ground truth.

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Critical · CVSS 10EPSS 47.2%CISA KEVCWE-287 · Improper Authentication

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

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.

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Community real-world severity: Critical (Critical 2) — CVSS base score 10

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Field notes & remediation

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    Field note · Sam WhitakerCurated

    Ivanti Pulse Connect Secure Use-After-Free Vulnerability — Ivanti Pulse Connect Secure contains a use-after-free vulnerability that allow a remote, unauthenticated attacker to execute code via license services. Listed in the CISA KEV catalog (added 2021-11-03) — confirmed exploited in the wild, not theoretical. It is linked to known ransomware campaigns. FIRST EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at ~47%. Treat it as real and prioritize remediation over triage.

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    Remediation · Mara OkonkwoCurated

    Required action for Ivanti Pulse Connect Secure: Apply updates per vendor instructions. CISA set a federal remediation due date of 2022-05-03. After patching, verify the vulnerable path is no longer reachable before closing the finding.

Related CVEs

Same weakness — CWE-287 · Improper Authentication.