CVE-2020-8260 in Pulse Secure and Ivanti Products
Published on October 28, 2020
Known Exploited Vulnerability
This Pulse Connect Secure Remote Code Execution Vulnerability is part of CISA's list of Known Exploited Vulnerabilities. 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.
The following remediation steps are recommended / required by April 23, 2021: Apply updates per vendor instructions.
Vulnerability Analysis
CVE-2020-8260 is exploitable with network access, and requires user privileges. This vulnerability is considered to have a low attack complexity. This vulnerability is known to be actively exploited by threat actors. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to be very high.
Weakness Type
What is an Unrestricted File Upload Vulnerability?
The software allows the attacker to upload or transfer files of dangerous types that can be automatically processed within the product's environment.
CVE-2020-8260 has been classified to as an Unrestricted File Upload vulnerability or weakness.
Products Associated with CVE-2020-8260
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Exploit Probability
EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System) scores estimate the probability that a vulnerability will be exploited in the wild within the next 30 days. The percentile shows you how this score compares to all other vulnerabilities.