Vulnerability Intelligence Report
CVE-2020-8254
A vulnerability in the Pulse Secure Desktop Client < 9.1R9 has Remote Code Execution (RCE) if users can be convinced to connect to a malicious server. This vulnerability only affects Windows PDC.To improve the security of connections between Pulse clients and Pulse Connect Secure, see below recommendation(s):Disable Dynamic certificate trust for PDC.
No Active Exploit Signals
CVSS Base Score
8.8
HIGH
EPSS Probability:2.03%
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Attack Surface
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Authentication
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Weaponization
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SSVC Action
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Weaknesses (CWE)
CWE-23 ↗Relative Path Traversal (CWE-23)
Affected Products & Versions
| Vendor | Product | Affected Versions |
|---|---|---|
| pulsesecure | pulse_secure_desktop_client | 9.1 |
References & Technical Advisories
No reference links found.
Threat Intelligence Signals
EPSS Score
2.034%
GitHub Advisory
Identity & Timeline
| Status | PUBLISHED |
| Assigning Authority | HackerOne · Bug Bounty Provider · USA |
| Reserved | 2020-01-28T00:00:00 |
| Published | 2020-10-28T12:46:28 |
| Last Updated | 2024-08-04T09:56:27 |
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