CVE-2020-8218

HIGH KEV

Pulse Connect Secure <9.1R8 - Code Injection

Title source: llm

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.

Exploits (1)

nomisec WORKING POC 22 stars

by withdk · remote-auth

https://github.com/withdk/pulse-gosecure-rce-poc

View Code ZIP pw:eip

References (3)

[Vendor Advisory] https://kb.pulsesecure.net/articles/Pulse_Security_Advisories/SA44516

[Exploit, Third Party Advisory] https://www.gosecure.net/blog/2020/11/13/forget-your-perimeter-part-2-four-vulnerabilities-in-pulse-connect-secure/

[US Government Resource] https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2020-8218

Scores

CVSS v3 7.2

EPSS 0.9110

EPSS Percentile 99.7%

Attack Vector NETWORK

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Details

CISA KEV 2022-03-07

VulnCheck KEV 2020-12-07

InTheWild.io 2020-12-07

ENISA EUVD EUVD-2020-29091

CWE

CWE-94

Status published

Products (4)

ivanti/connect_secure 9.1 (11 CPE variants)

ivanti/connect_secure < 9.0

ivanti/policy_secure 9.1 (11 CPE variants)

pulsesecure/pulse_policy_secure < 9.0

Published Jul 30, 2020

KEV Added Mar 07, 2022

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026