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CVE-2020-8218

Pulse Connect Secure Code Injection Vulnerability

A code injection vulnerability exists in Pulse Connect Secure <9.1R8 that allows an attacker to crafted a URI to perform an arbitrary code execution via the admin web interface.

HIGH · CVSS 7.2 ⚠ CISA KEV EPSS 0.91101
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  • Listed on CISA KEV (known exploited in the wild)
  • SSVC exploitation status: active
  • EPSS ≥ 0.50 - high probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
  • EPSS percentile: top 0% of all CVEs by exploitation likelihood
  • Public exploit or PoC is available
  • CVSS base score ≥ 7.0
Sigma rules0 YARA rules0
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Required Remediation

Apply updates per vendor instructions.

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Weakness Classification

CWE-94Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')
CWE-94Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')
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Affected Products & Versions

4
ivanti connect secure<= 9.0
ivanti connect secureall versions
ivanti policy secureall versions
pulsesecure pulse policy secure<= 9.0
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Public Exploits & PoCs

1
pocwww.gosecure.net · forget-your-perimeter-part-2-four-vulnerabilities-in-puls...www.gosecure.net
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Scoring & Timeline

7.2
HIGH · CVSS v3.1 · support@hackerone.com
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Attack Vector
Network Adjacent Local Physical
Attack Complexity
Low High
Privileges Required
None Low High
User Interaction
None Required
Scope
Unchanged Changed
Confidentiality
None Low High
Integrity
None Low High
Availability
None Low High
Published to NVD30 Jul 2020 · 01:15 PM
CVSS VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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Exploitation
active
Automatable
no
Technical impact
total
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Vendor Advisories

1
cisaKEV-CVE-2020-8218
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References & Sources

2
Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
https://kb.pulsesecure.net/articles/Pulse_Security_Advisories/SA44516Vendor Advisory
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2020-8218US Government Resource
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