CVE-2020-8218 KEV
7.2
HIGH · CVSS 3.1 · EPSS 32.3% (pctl 98)
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On CISA KEV — known exploited in the wild, due 2022-09-07.
Description
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.
Scoring
| CVSS | 7.2 (HIGH, v3.1) |
|---|---|
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| EPSS | 32.25% — more likely to be exploited than 98% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-94 |
| On CISA KEV | yes — remediate by 2022-09-07 |
| Public exploit | none known |
| Published | 2020-07-30 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-17 |
CISA KEV
| Name | Pulse Connect Secure Code Injection Vulnerability |
|---|---|
| Added | 2022-03-07 |
| Due | 2022-09-07 |
| Vendor / product | Pulse Secure / Pulse Connect Secure |
| Ransomware use | none reported |
Affected (3)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| ivanti | connect secure |
| ivanti | policy secure |
| pulsesecure | pulse policy secure |
References
- https://kb.pulsesecure.net/articles/Pulse_Security_Advisories/SA44516
- https://www.gosecure.net/blog/2020/11/13/forget-your-perimeter-part-2-four-vulnerabilities-in-pulse-connect-secure/
- https://kb.pulsesecure.net/articles/Pulse_Security_Advisories/SA44516
- https://www.gosecure.net/blog/2020/11/13/forget-your-perimeter-part-2-four-vulnerabilities-in-pulse-connect-secure/
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2020-8218
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