FKIE_CVE-2020-8956
Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2020-10-27 05:15 - Updated: 2026-06-17 03:27
Severity
Summary
Pulse Secure Desktop Client 9.0Rx before 9.0R5 and 9.1Rx before 9.1R4 on Windows reveals users' passwords if Save Settings is enabled.
References
Impacted products
| Vendor | Product | Version | |
|---|---|---|---|
| pulsesecure | pulse_secure_desktop | 9.0r1.0 | |
| pulsesecure | pulse_secure_desktop | 9.0r2.0 | |
| pulsesecure | pulse_secure_desktop | 9.0r2.1 | |
| pulsesecure | pulse_secure_desktop | 9.0r3.0 | |
| pulsesecure | pulse_secure_desktop | 9.0r3.1 | |
| pulsesecure | pulse_secure_desktop | 9.0r4.0 | |
| pulsesecure | pulse_secure_desktop | 9.0r4.1 | |
| pulsesecure | pulse_secure_desktop | 9.1r1.0 | |
| pulsesecure | pulse_secure_desktop | 9.1r2.0 | |
| pulsesecure | pulse_secure_desktop | 9.1r3.0 | |
| pulsesecure | pulse_secure_desktop | 9.1r3.1 | |
| microsoft | windows | - |
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