Pulse Connect Secure — Cyber Threats, Attacks & Incidents

Threat entity extracted from intelligence sources

Frequency
4
occurrences
First Seen
January 9, 2026
Last Seen
June 17, 2026

Pulse Connect Secure is a secure access platform (SSL/VPN gateway) used by enterprises and government to provide remote connectivity to internal networks.

Pulse Connect Secure is a technology platform tracked across 4 threat clusters and 4 intelligence report mentions on ThreatCluster. First observed January 9, 2026; most recent activity June 17, 2026.

Overview

Pulse Connect Secure is a secure access platform (SSL/VPN gateway) used by enterprises and government to provide remote connectivity to internal networks. It functions as an appliance or software-based solution delivering VPN access, authentication, and policy-driven access controls. Its significance in cybersecurity lies in its role as a high-value remote-access surface; vulnerabilities or misconfigurations in Pulse Connect Secure can enable broad, lateral access, making it a frequent focus of threat actors and federal vulnerability management efforts.

Related Threat Clusters

Recent Intelligence Reports

  • Rapid7 Analysis: CVE-2025 — Rapid7 · June 17, 2026
  • CISA Retires 10 Emergency Directives, Marking an Era in Federal Cybersecurity — Linkedin · January 9, 2026
  • CISA Closes 10 Emergency Directives as Vulnerability Catalog Takes Over — Securityweek · January 9, 2026
  • CISA retires record number of emergency directives, marking shift in federal cyber defense — Industrialcyber.Co · January 9, 2026

Frequently asked questions

What is Pulse Connect Secure?

Pulse Connect Secure is a secure access platform (SSL/VPN gateway) used by enterprises and government to provide remote connectivity to internal networks.

Is Pulse Connect Secure still active?

The most recent intelligence report mentioning Pulse Connect Secure on ThreatCluster is dated June 17, 2026. Activity was first observed January 9, 2026, giving a tracked span from then to June 17, 2026.

What is Pulse Connect Secure associated with?

Across ThreatCluster reporting, Pulse Connect Secure most frequently co-occurs with China-Nexus, Supply Chain Attack, Zero-day Exploit, Ivanti Policy Secure, Microsoft, among 12 tracked related entities.

What are the latest developments involving Pulse Connect Secure?

The most significant recent cluster is “Critical Remote Code Execution Vulnerability Exploited by China-Nexus Actor” (2 articles · Updated June 17, 2026). Pulse Connect Secure appears across 4 threat clusters in total, listed above with sources.

How much reporting does ThreatCluster have on Pulse Connect Secure?

Pulse Connect Secure appears in 4 intelligence report mentions across 4 deduplicated threat clusters, aggregated from 17,000+ monitored sources.

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