CVE-2021-22933 Path traversal in Pulse Connect Secure
An authenticated administrator can delete arbitrary files on Pulse Connect Secure via a crafted web request, requiring an upgrade to mitigate.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2021-22933?
CVE-2021-22933 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in Ivanti Connect Secure, published on 16 Aug 2021. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Official description
A vulnerability in Pulse Connect Secure before 9.1R12 could allow an authenticated administrator to perform an arbitrary file delete via a maliciously crafted web request.
Weakness: CWE-22
Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-22933?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Ivanti Connect Secure, Pulsesecure Pulse Connect Secure.
How do I fix CVE-2021-22933?
No fix has been published for CVE-2021-22933 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.
Is CVE-2021-22933 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-22933 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-pgpg-mrjc-8g4g.