How severe is CVE-2020-8218?

CVE-2020-8218 has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 7.2 (HIGH). EPSS estimates a 32.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. It is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog.

CVE-2020-8218: Pulse Connect Secure Code Injection

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities

Pulse Connect Secure Code Injection Vulnerability is confirmed as actively exploited and is listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Added to KEV

2022-03-07

Remediation due

2022-09-07

Required action
Apply updates per vendor instructions.

CISA notes
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-8218

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.

Severity

CVSS 3.1 · CISA7.2 HIGH

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

SSVC · CISA-ADP

Exploitationactive

Automatableno

Technical impacttotal

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Affected versions
-	Pulse Connect Secure	Fixed in 9.1R8

References

2 Links

Other references

Record Details

Published

2020-07-30

Last updated

2025-10-21

Assigner (CNA)

hackerone

Credited to

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