Vulnerability · Published Oct 28, 2020 · Assigned by hackerone
CVE-2020-8254
High 8.8
In plain English
A high-severity security flaw in Pulse Secure Desktop Client. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 2.1% (higher than 82% of all known vulnerabilities). Ready-made attack tooling exists: public proof-of-concept code.
Severity (CVSS NVD)8.8High
Exploit odds (30 days)2.1%top 18.0% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack tooling1Public PoC
Official description
A vulnerability in the Pulse Secure Desktop Client < 9.1R9 has Remote Code Execution (RCE) if users can be convinced to connect to a malicious server. This vulnerability only affects Windows PDC.To improve the security of connections between Pulse clients and Pulse Connect Secure, see below recommendation(s):Disable Dynamic certificate trust for PDC.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | Pulse Secure Desktop Client | 9.1R9 |
Weakness: CWE-23