CVE-2021-22908 is a buffer overflow vulnerability in Windows File Resource Profiles affecting Ivanti (formerly Pulse Secure) Connect Secure and Pulse Connect Secure products. A remote authenticated user with SMB share browsing privileges can exploit this to execute arbitrary code as root. With a CVSS score of 8.8 (HIGH), this vulnerability is easily exploitable over the network with low complexity and user interaction, leading to high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While not listed in CISA KEV and lacking public exploit code, its high EPSS score and media coverage indicate significant community awareness and potential for future exploitation.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
9.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ivanti:connect_secure:9.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
9.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ivanti:connect_secure:9.0:r1:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
9.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ivanti:connect_secure:9.0:r1.0:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
9.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ivanti:connect_secure:9.0:r2:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
9.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ivanti:connect_secure:9.0:r2.0:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.