CVE-2021-22900
Published 2021-05-27 · Updated 2026-06-17 · Source support@hackerone.com
Summary
CVE-2021-22900 is a high-severity (CVSS 7.2) vulnerability in Ivanti Pulse Connect Secure. CISA added it to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on November 3, 2021, which means exploitation in the wild has been confirmed; US federal agencies had to remediate it by May 3, 2022. CISA does not currently list it as used in ransomware campaigns. Ivanti has 38 vulnerabilities in the KEV catalog, 12 of them linked to ransomware.
All 38 known-exploited Ivanti vulnerabilities →Description
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.
CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CISA Known-Exploited Vulnerability
Product: Ivanti — Pulse Connect Secure
Name: Ivanti Pulse Connect Secure Unrestricted File Upload Vulnerability
Date added: 2021-11-03 · Due: 2022-05-03
Required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.

