Vulnerability · Published Oct 28, 2020 · Assigned by hackerone
CVE-2020-8239
Critical 9.8
In plain English
A critical-severity security flaw in Pulse Secure Desktop Cient. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 2.0% (higher than 81% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS NVD)9.8Critical
Exploit odds (30 days)2.0%top 18.9% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
A vulnerability in the Pulse Secure Desktop Client < 9.1R9 is vulnerable to the client registry privilege escalation attack. This fix also requires Server Side Upgrade due to Standalone Host Checker Client (Windows) and Windows PDC.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | Pulse Secure Desktop Cient | 9.1R9 |