CVE-2020-8218 (GCVE-0-2020-8218)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2020-07-30 12:53 – Updated: 2025-10-21 23:35Summary
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
7.2 (High)
SSVC
Exploitation: active
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2025-02-04 18:20 UTC
CWE
- CWE-94 - Code Injection (CWE-94)
Assigner
References
3 references
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://kb.pulsesecure.net/articles/Pulse_Securit… | x_refsource_MISC |
| https://www.gosecure.net/blog/2020/11/13/forget-y… | x_refsource_MISC |
| https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilit… | government-resource |
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | CPE status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| n/a | Pulse Connect Secure |
Affected:
Fixed in 9.1R8
|
CISA
Known Exploited Vulnerability - GCVE BCP-07 Compliant
KEV entry ID: 28256d15-2392-41c2-a3cd-06012e9c7a7a
Exploited: Yes
Timestamps
First Seen: 2022-03-07
Asserted: 2022-03-07
Scope
Notes: KEV entry: Pulse Connect Secure Code Injection Vulnerability | Affected: Pulse Secure / Pulse Connect Secure | Description: A code injection vulnerability exists in Pulse Connect Secure that allows an attacker to crafted a URI to perform an arbitrary code execution via the admin web interface. | Required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions. | Due date: 2022-09-07 | Known ransomware campaign use (KEV): Unknown | Notes (KEV): https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-8218
Evidence
Type: Vendor Report
Signal: Successful Exploitation
Confidence: 80%
Source: cisa-kev
Details
| Cwes | CWE-94 |
|---|---|
| Feed | CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog |
| Product | Pulse Connect Secure |
| Due Date | 2022-09-07 |
| Date Added | 2022-03-07 |
| Vendorproject | Pulse Secure |
| Vulnerabilityname | Pulse Connect Secure Code Injection Vulnerability |
| Knownransomwarecampaignuse | Unknown |
References
Created: 2026-02-02 12:28 UTC
| Updated: 2026-02-06 07:17 UTC
Previdian
Known Exploited Vulnerability - GCVE BCP-07 Compliant
KEV entry ID: e8b19a75-8cb0-4d3e-9501-559e36df5abb
Exploited: Yes
Timestamps
First Seen: 2022-03-07
Asserted: 2022-03-07
Scope
Notes: KEVIntel entry: A code injection vulnerability exists in Pulse Connect Secure <9.1R8 that allows an attacker to crafted a URI to perform an arbitrary code... | Affected: Pulse Secure / Pulse Connect Secure | CVSS: 7.2 (HIGH) | Used in malware: unknown | Not yet in CISA KEV: False
Evidence
Type: Public Report
Signal: Successful Exploitation
Confidence: 70%
Source: kevintel
Details
| Feed | KEVIntel (kevintel.com) |
|---|---|
| Title | A code injection vulnerability exists in Pulse Connect Secure <9.1R8 that allows an attacker to crafted a URI to perform an arbitrary code... |
| Vendor | Pulse Secure |
| Product | Pulse Connect Secure |
| Added Date | 2022-03-07T00:00:00.000Z |
| Cvss Score | 7.2 |
| Epss Score | None |
| Cvss Severity | HIGH |
| Epss Percentile | None |
| Used In Malware | unknown |
| Ahead Of Cisa Kev | None |
| Not Yet In Cisa Kev | False |
References
Created: 2026-06-23 14:05 UTC
| Updated: 2026-07-10 06:14 UTC
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Forecast uses a logistic model when the trend is rising, or an exponential decay model when the trend is falling. Fitted via linearized least squares.
Sightings
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Nomenclature
- Seen: The vulnerability was mentioned, discussed, or observed by the user.
- Confirmed: The vulnerability has been validated from an analyst's perspective.
- Published Proof of Concept: A public proof of concept is available for this vulnerability.
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- Patched: The vulnerability was observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.
- Not exploited: The vulnerability was not observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
- Not confirmed: The user expressed doubt about the validity of the vulnerability.
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The MITRE ATT&CK techniques below are AI-generated suggestions, inferred from the description of the
vulnerability by the CIRCL/vulnerability-attack-technique-classification-roberta-base
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They have not been verified by an analyst and are provided for guidance only.
The approach is described in our paper Mapping CVEs to MITRE ATT&CK Techniques: A Curated Gold-Set Classifier and the Limits of LLM-Assisted Label Expansion.
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Browse all ATT&CK techniques and the vulnerabilities related to each.
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