CVEvulnerability
CVE-2020-8218
CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability
Pulse Connect Secure Code Injection Vulnerability — Pulse Secure Pulse Connect Secure
A code injection vulnerability exists in Pulse Connect Secure that allows an attacker to crafted a URI to perform an arbitrary code execution via the admin web interface.
- Added to KEV
- 2022-03-07
- Remediation due
- 2022-09-07
- Ransomware use
- Unknown
- Required action
- Apply updates per vendor instructions.
- Notes
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-8218
- Status
- Analyzed
- Published
- 2020-07-30
- Last modified
- 2026-06-17
- Assigner
- [email protected]
- CVSS 3.1 ([email protected])
- 7.2 HIGH — CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CVSS 3.1 (134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0)
- 7.2 HIGH — CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CVSS 2.0 ([email protected])
- 6.5 MEDIUM — AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P
- Weaknesses
- CWE-94
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.
Affected configurations
• ivanti connect secure (<= 9.0)
• ivanti connect secure 9.1
• ivanti policy secure 9.1
• pulsesecure pulse policy secure (<= 9.0)
Related
Weakness · CWE (1)
- CWE-94 Improper Control of Generation of Code weakness
Referenced by CWE · observed example (1)
- CWE-94 Improper Control of Generation of Code weakness
References
- https://kb.pulsesecure.net/articles/Pulse_Security_Advisories/SA44516 Vendor Advisory
- https://www.gosecure.net/blog/2020/11/13/forget-your-perimeter-part-2-four-vulnerabilities-in-pulse-connect-secure/ Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://kb.pulsesecure.net/articles/Pulse_Security_Advisories/SA44516 Vendor Advisory
- https://www.gosecure.net/blog/2020/11/13/forget-your-perimeter-part-2-four-vulnerabilities-in-pulse-connect-secure/ Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2020-8218 US Government Resource