CVE-2021-44720 Hardcoded credentials in n/a
A read-only administrator can escalate privileges to read-write by extracting the admin password from the HTML source code of the target configuration screen.
- 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-2021-44720?
CVE-2021-44720 is a high-severity vulnerability in Ivanti Connect Secure, published on 11 Aug 2022. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Official description
In Ivanti Pulse Secure Pulse Connect Secure (PCS) before 9.1R12, the administrator password is stored in the HTML source code of the "Maintenance > Push Configuration > Targets > Target Name" targets.cgi screen. A read-only administrative user can escalate to a read-write administrative role.
Weakness: CWE-798
Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-44720?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Ivanti Connect Secure, Pulsesecure Pulse Connect Secure.
How do I fix CVE-2021-44720?
No fix has been published for CVE-2021-44720 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2021-44720 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-44720 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-wvx3-vg8q-qgjv.