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CVE-2020-8260

CVE-2020-8260HIGH

n/a Pulse Connect Secure / Pulse Policy Secure — Ivanti Pulse Connect Secure

  AV  AC  PR  UI  S  C  I  A   CVSS    EPSS   %ile   KEV
   N   L   H   N  U  H  H  H    7.2   .9648   99.9   YES

AFFECTED
  Product                                     Versions  Fixed
  Pulse Connect Secure / Pulse Policy Secure  9.1R9 –   —

TIMELINE
  Jan 28  Reserved by hackerone
  Oct 28  Published (CNA: hackerone)
  Nov 3   Added to CISA KEV, remediation due 2022-05-03

CWE-434 · CNA: hackerone · CVSS v3.1 · 3 references · KEV due May 3, 2022

Description

A vulnerability in the Pulse Connect Secure < 9.1R9 admin web interface could allow an authenticated attacker to perform an arbitrary code execution using uncontrolled gzip extraction.

Lifecycle

Complete event history — 3 events, chronological
Date	Event	Detail
January 28, 2020	Reserved	Reserved by hackerone
October 28, 2020	Published	Published (CNA: hackerone)
November 3, 2021	KEV ADDED	Added to CISA KEV, remediation due 2022-05-03

Affected

Affected products and packages — 1 row
Vendor	Product / Package	Ecosystem	Version introduced	Fixed
n/a	Pulse Connect Secure / Pulse Policy Secure	—	9.1R9	—

Weaknesses

CWE-434

References (3)

http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/160619/Pulse-Secure-VPN-Remote-Code-Execution.html [x_refsource_MISC]
https://kb.pulsesecure.net/articles/Pulse_Security_Advisories/SA44601 [x_refsource_MISC]
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2020-8260 [government-resource]

Authoritative record: CVE-2020-8260 at cve.org

Weaknesses: CWE-434

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