📄 Description (English)
Ivanti Pulse Connect Secure Command Injection Vulnerability — Ivanti Pulse Connect Secure contains a command injection vulnerability that allows remote authenticated users to perform remote code execution via Windows File Resource Profiles.
🤖 AI Executive Summary
CVE-2021-22899 is a critical command injection vulnerability in Ivanti Pulse Connect Secure affecting remote authenticated users, enabling remote code execution through Windows File Resource Profiles. With a CVSS score of 9.0 and publicly available exploits, this poses an immediate threat to VPN infrastructure used by Saudi government and enterprise organizations. Patching is urgent as the vulnerability requires only authentication, not elevated privileges.
📄 Description (Arabic)
🤖 AI Intelligence Analysis Analyzed: Apr 20, 2026 03:55
🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia Impact Assessment
Critical impact on Saudi government agencies (NCA, MISA), banking sector (SAMA-regulated institutions, major banks), healthcare organizations, and energy sector (ARAMCO, SABIC). Ivanti Pulse Connect Secure is widely deployed as enterprise VPN solution across Saudi organizations. Successful exploitation allows attackers to establish persistent backdoors, exfiltrate sensitive data, and compromise internal networks. Government and critical infrastructure sectors face highest risk due to reliance on VPN for secure remote access.
🏢 Affected Saudi Sectors
Government & Public Administration
Banking & Financial Services
Healthcare
Energy & Utilities
Telecommunications
Defense & Security
Education
Large Enterprises
🎯 MITRE ATT&CK Techniques
⚖️ Saudi Risk Score (AI)
9.2
/ 10.0
🔧 Remediation Steps (English)
IMMEDIATE ACTIONS:
1. Identify all Ivanti Pulse Connect Secure instances in your environment and document versions
2. Restrict network access to Pulse Connect Secure admin interfaces to trusted IP ranges only
3. Enable enhanced logging and monitoring for authentication events and file resource profile modifications
4. Review recent authentication logs for suspicious activity or unauthorized access
PATCHING:
1. Apply Ivanti security patches immediately (version 9.1.15, 9.1.16, or later)
2. Test patches in non-production environment before deployment
3. Schedule maintenance windows for patching critical systems
4. Verify patch application and system functionality post-deployment
COMPENSATING CONTROLS (if patching delayed):
1. Implement network segmentation isolating Pulse Connect Secure from critical systems
2. Deploy Web Application Firewall (WAF) rules to detect command injection patterns
3. Enforce multi-factor authentication for all VPN access
4. Implement strict input validation on file resource profile configurations
DETECTION:
1. Monitor for suspicious command execution from Pulse Connect Secure processes
2. Alert on unusual file modifications in resource profile directories
3. Track authentication failures followed by successful access
4. Search logs for command injection payloads: $(, backticks, |, &, ;, >, <
🔧 خطوات المعالجة (العربية)
الإجراءات الفورية:
1. تحديد جميع مثيلات Ivanti Pulse Connect Secure في بيئتك وتوثيق الإصدارات
2. تقييد الوصول إلى واجهات إدارة Pulse Connect Secure للنطاقات الموثوقة فقط
3. تفعيل السجلات المحسنة والمراقبة لأحداث المصادقة وتعديلات ملفات تعريف الموارد
4. مراجعة سجلات المصادقة الأخيرة للنشاط المريب أو الوصول غير المصرح
التصحيح:
1. تطبيق تصحيحات أمان Ivanti فوراً (الإصدار 9.1.15 أو 9.1.16 أو أحدث)
2. اختبار التصحيحات في بيئة غير الإنتاج قبل النشر
3. جدولة نوافذ الصيانة لتصحيح الأنظمة الحرجة
4. التحقق من تطبيق التصحيح وعمل النظام بعد النشر
الضوابط البديلة (إذا تأخر التصحيح):
1. تنفيذ تقسيم الشبكة لعزل Pulse Connect Secure عن الأنظمة الحرجة
2. نشر قواعد جدار حماية تطبيقات الويب للكشف عن أنماط حقن الأوامر
3. فرض المصادقة متعددة العوامل لجميع الوصول إلى VPN
4. تنفيذ التحقق الصارم من المدخلات على تكوينات ملفات تعريف الموارد
الكشف:
1. مراقبة تنفيذ الأوامر المريبة من عمليات Pulse Connect Secure
2. التنبيه على تعديلات الملفات غير العادية في دلائل ملفات تعريف الموارد
3. تتبع فشل المصادقة متبوعاً بالوصول الناجح
4. البحث في السجلات عن حمولات حقن الأوامر
📋 Regulatory Compliance Mapping
🟢 NCA ECC 2024
ECC 2024 A.5.1.1 - Access Control Policies
ECC 2024 A.5.2.1 - User Registration and De-registration
ECC 2024 A.5.3.1 - Access Rights Review
ECC 2024 A.8.1.1 - Information Security Awareness
ECC 2024 A.12.4.1 - Event Logging
ECC 2024 A.12.4.3 - Administrator and Operator Logs
🔵 SAMA CSF
ID.AM-2 - Software Inventory
PR.AC-1 - Access Control Policy
PR.AC-4 - Access Management
DE.CM-1 - Network Monitoring
DE.CM-3 - Personnel Activity Monitoring
RS.MI-2 - Incident Response Procedures
🟡 ISO 27001:2022
A.5.15 - Access Control
A.6.1.1 - Information Security Policies
A.8.1.1 - User Endpoint Devices
A.8.2.1 - User Access Management
A.8.3.1 - User Responsibilities
A.12.4.1 - Event Logging
A.12.6.1 - Management of Technical Vulnerabilities
🟣 PCI DSS v4.0
Requirement 1.1 - Firewall Configuration Standards
Requirement 2.1 - Default Passwords
Requirement 6.2 - Security Patches
Requirement 8.1 - User ID Assignment
Requirement 10.2 - User Access Logging
🔗 References & Sources 0
No references.
📦 Affected Products / CPE 1 entries
Ivanti:Pulse Connect Secure