CVE-2020-8260
HIGH severity · CVSS 7.2 · Unrestricted file upload · actively exploited (CISA KEV)
7.2CVSS HIGH ● exploited
🔴 Actively exploited in the wild (CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities).
Added to KEV 2021-11-03. US federal agencies must patch by 2022-05-03.
Summary
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.
Impact & exploitability
Attack vectorNetwork
Attack complexityLow
Privileges requiredHigh
User interactionNone
Confidentiality impactHigh
Integrity impactHigh
Availability impactHigh
Exploit probability (EPSS)73%
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Affected products we track (1)
Recommendation
This vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild — patch affected products urgently. Open any affected product above for its exact safe version.
Additional information
- NVD record
- https://kb.pulsesecure.net/articles/Pulse_Security_Advisories/SA44601Advisory
- https://kb.pulsesecure.net/articles/Pulse_Security_Advisories/SA44601Advisory
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2020-8260
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/160619/Pulse-Secure-VPN-Remote-Code-Execution.htmlAdvisory
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/160619/Pulse-Secure-VPN-Remote-Code-Execution.htmlAdvisory