Vulnerability Report

CVE-2020-8218

RCE CISA KEV Active

Title: Pulsesecure Pulse Policy Secure RCE

RCE

Proof Of Concept

PoC Available for CVE-2020-8218

CWE Category CWE-94
Published Date Jul 30, 2020
Modified Date Jun 17, 2026
Exploit Status Available
Score 7.2 CVSS v3.1
Exploit Probability (EPSS)
32.25%

Vulnerability Summary

CVE-2020-8218: 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.

Impacted Vendors

I
ivanti 2
P
pulsesecure 1

Reference Links

https://kb.pulsesecure.net/articles/Pulse_Security_Advisories/SA44516 https://www.gosecure.net/blog/2020/11/13/forget-your-perimeter-part-2-four-vulnerabilities-in-pulse-connect-secure/ https://kb.pulsesecure.net/articles/Pulse_Security_Advisories/SA44516 https://www.gosecure.net/blog/2020/11/13/forget-your-perimeter-part-2-four-vulnerabilities-in-pulse-connect-secure/ https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2020-8218
CVSS v3.1
Source Entity [email protected]
Severity HIGH
7.2
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
N/A
Interaction
NONE
Confidentiality
N/A
Integrity
N/A
Availability
N/A
Scope
UNCHANGED
RAW VECTOR CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS v3.1
Source Entity 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0
Severity HIGH
7.2
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
N/A
Interaction
NONE
Confidentiality
N/A
Integrity
N/A
Availability
N/A
Scope
UNCHANGED
RAW VECTOR CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS v2.0
Source Entity [email protected]
Severity MEDIUM
6.5
Access Vector
N/A
Authentication
N/A
RAW VECTOR AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P

Associated Attack Patterns (CAPEC)

Total: Patterns

CVE-2020-8218 Exploits & PoCs (Proof Of Concept)

GitHub https://github.com/withdk/pulse-gosecure-rce-poc
View Code
MODIFIED

Vulnerability data updated via NVD.

MODIFIED

Vulnerability data or affected products updated.

PUBLISHED

Vulnerability first announced in NVD.

Attack Vector Matrix

Access Vector NETWORK
Complexity LOW
Privileges N/A
Interaction NONE
CVSS Vector String CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected Stack

No specific products linked.