CVE-2021-22900

Exp

A vulnerability allowed multiple unrestricted uploads in Pulse Connect Secure before 9.1R11.4 that could lead to an authenticated administrator to perform a file write via a maliciously crafted archive upload in the administrator web interface.

Published: 2021-05-27 Last update: 2025-12-18 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Analyzed，CVE State: published
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CVE-2021-22900 is rated Critical Active Threat (81/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.98%). CISA KEV confirms active exploitation (added 2021-11-03) affecting Ivanti / Pulse Connect Secure. a weakness (CWE-669) Unauthenticated remote administrative access may be possible. The CISA remediation deadline has passed—treat as an emergency patch priority.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

CISA KEV Record for CVE-2021-22900

Name: Ivanti Pulse Connect Secure Unrestricted File Upload Vulnerability · CISA KEV detail

Exploit added: 2021-11-03

Action due: 2022-05-03

Required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2021-22900

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-05-29 0.73% 0.98% +0.24%
2 2026-04-07 0.78% 0.73% -0.04%
3 2026-02-17 — 0.78% —

Full EPSS history (48 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2021-22900

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.2 3.1 HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:H)
They need powerful rights—admin, root, or similar—before this pays off.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:H)
They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
 1.2 5.9 [email protected]
7.2 3.1 HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:H)
They need powerful rights—admin, root, or similar—before this pays off.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:H)
They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
 1.2 5.9 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0
6.5 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:S)
A single authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
 8.0 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2021-22900

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2021-22900

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
ivanti connect_secure 9.0 cpe:2.3:a:ivanti:connect_secure:9.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
ivanti connect_secure 9.0 cpe:2.3:a:ivanti:connect_secure:9.0:r1:*:*:*:*:*:*
ivanti connect_secure 9.0 cpe:2.3:a:ivanti:connect_secure:9.0:r1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*
ivanti connect_secure 9.0 cpe:2.3:a:ivanti:connect_secure:9.0:r2:*:*:*:*:*:*
ivanti connect_secure 9.0 cpe:2.3:a:ivanti:connect_secure:9.0:r2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*
ivanti connect_secure 9.0 cpe:2.3:a:ivanti:connect_secure:9.0:r2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*
ivanti connect_secure 9.0 cpe:2.3:a:ivanti:connect_secure:9.0:r3:*:*:*:*:*:*
ivanti connect_secure 9.0 cpe:2.3:a:ivanti:connect_secure:9.0:r3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*
ivanti connect_secure 9.0 cpe:2.3:a:ivanti:connect_secure:9.0:r3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*
ivanti connect_secure 9.0 cpe:2.3:a:ivanti:connect_secure:9.0:r3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*
ivanti connect_secure 9.0 cpe:2.3:a:ivanti:connect_secure:9.0:r3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*
ivanti connect_secure 9.0 cpe:2.3:a:ivanti:connect_secure:9.0:r3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*
ivanti connect_secure 9.0 cpe:2.3:a:ivanti:connect_secure:9.0:r4:*:*:*:*:*:*
ivanti connect_secure 9.0 cpe:2.3:a:ivanti:connect_secure:9.0:r4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*
ivanti connect_secure 9.0 cpe:2.3:a:ivanti:connect_secure:9.0:r4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*
ivanti connect_secure 9.0 cpe:2.3:a:ivanti:connect_secure:9.0:r5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*
ivanti connect_secure 9.0 cpe:2.3:a:ivanti:connect_secure:9.0:r6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*
ivanti connect_secure 9.1 cpe:2.3:a:ivanti:connect_secure:9.1:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
ivanti connect_secure 9.1 cpe:2.3:a:ivanti:connect_secure:9.1:r1:*:*:*:*:*:*
ivanti connect_secure 9.1 cpe:2.3:a:ivanti:connect_secure:9.1:r10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*
ivanti connect_secure 9.1 cpe:2.3:a:ivanti:connect_secure:9.1:r10.2:*:*:*:*:*:*
ivanti connect_secure 9.1 cpe:2.3:a:ivanti:connect_secure:9.1:r11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*
ivanti connect_secure 9.1 cpe:2.3:a:ivanti:connect_secure:9.1:r11.1:*:*:*:*:*:*
ivanti connect_secure 9.1 cpe:2.3:a:ivanti:connect_secure:9.1:r11.3:*:*:*:*:*:*
ivanti connect_secure 9.1 cpe:2.3:a:ivanti:connect_secure:9.1:r2:*:*:*:*:*:*
ivanti connect_secure 9.1 cpe:2.3:a:ivanti:connect_secure:9.1:r3:*:*:*:*:*:*
ivanti connect_secure 9.1 cpe:2.3:a:ivanti:connect_secure:9.1:r4:*:*:*:*:*:*
ivanti connect_secure 9.1 cpe:2.3:a:ivanti:connect_secure:9.1:r4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*
ivanti connect_secure 9.1 cpe:2.3:a:ivanti:connect_secure:9.1:r4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*
ivanti connect_secure 9.1 cpe:2.3:a:ivanti:connect_secure:9.1:r4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*
ivanti connect_secure 9.1 cpe:2.3:a:ivanti:connect_secure:9.1:r5:*:*:*:*:*:*
ivanti connect_secure 9.1 cpe:2.3:a:ivanti:connect_secure:9.1:r6:*:*:*:*:*:*
ivanti connect_secure 9.1 cpe:2.3:a:ivanti:connect_secure:9.1:r7:*:*:*:*:*:*
ivanti connect_secure 9.1 cpe:2.3:a:ivanti:connect_secure:9.1:r8:*:*:*:*:*:*
ivanti connect_secure 9.1 cpe:2.3:a:ivanti:connect_secure:9.1:r8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*
ivanti connect_secure 9.1 cpe:2.3:a:ivanti:connect_secure:9.1:r8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*
ivanti connect_secure 9.1 cpe:2.3:a:ivanti:connect_secure:9.1:r8.4:*:*:*:*:*:*
ivanti connect_secure 9.1 cpe:2.3:a:ivanti:connect_secure:9.1:r9:*:*:*:*:*:*
ivanti connect_secure 9.1 cpe:2.3:a:ivanti:connect_secure:9.1:r9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*
ivanti connect_secure 9.1 cpe:2.3:a:ivanti:connect_secure:9.1:r9.2:*:*:*:*:*:*
pulsesecure pulse_connect_secure <= 9.1 cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_connect_secure:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2021-22900

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