CVE-2019-11541 Auth bypass in n/a
Attackers can bypass authentication and hijack sessions in Pulse Connect Secure when SAML authentication with session reuse is enabled.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2019-11541?
CVE-2019-11541 is a high-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in Ivanti Connect Secure, published on 26 Apr 2019. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
In Pulse Secure Pulse Connect Secure version 9.0RX before 9.0R3.4, 8.3RX before 8.3R7.1, and 8.2RX before 8.2R12.1, users using SAML authentication with the Reuse Existing NC (Pulse) Session option may see authentication leaks.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-11541?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Ivanti Connect Secure, Pulsesecure Pulse Connect Secure.
How do I fix CVE-2019-11541?
No fix has been published for CVE-2019-11541 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and rotate credentials and sessions that may have been exposed. More about Authentication bypass.
Is CVE-2019-11541 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-11541 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Ivanti Connect Secure
- CVE-2021-22893 Ivanti Pulse Connect Secure Use-After-Free
- CVE-2019-11510 Ivanti Pulse Connect Secure Arbitrary File Read
- CVE-2024-21887 Ivanti Connect Secure and Policy Secure Command Injection
- CVE-2025-22457 Ivanti Connect Secure, Policy Secure, and ZTA Gateways Stack-Based Buffer Overflow
- CVE-2025-0282 Ivanti Connect Secure, Policy Secure, and ZTA Gateways Stack-Based Buffer Overflow
Sources
Also known as GHSA-xvm3-rxj9-vf93.