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CVE-2020-8260

high

Description

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.

References

https://blog.checkpoint.com/security/october-2024s-most-wanted-malware-infostealers-surge-as-cyber-criminals-leverage-innovative-attack-vectors/

https://blog.checkpoint.com/research/july-2024s-most-wanted-malware-remcos-and-ransomhub-run-rampant/

https://blog.checkpoint.com/security/march-2024s-most-wanted-malware-hackers-discover-new-infection-chain-method-to-deliver-remcos/

https://www.tenable.com/cyber-exposure/a-look-inside-the-ransomware-ecosystem

https://www.tenable.com/cyber-exposure/2021-threat-landscape-retrospective

https://web.archive.org/web/20211025233339/https://twitter.com/pancak3lullz/status/1452679527197560837

https://blog.amberwolf.com/blog/2024/october/cve-2024-37404-ivanti-connect-secure-authenticated-rce-via-openssl-crlf-injection/

https://www.tenable.com/blog/cve-2025-0282-ivanti-connect-secure-zero-day-vulnerability-exploited-in-the-wild

https://www.tenable.com/blog/cve-2023-46805-cve-2024-21887-zero-day-vulnerabilities-exploited-in-ivanti-connect-secure-and

https://www.tenable.com/blog/hold-the-door-why-organizations-need-to-prioritize-patching-ssl-vpns

https://kb.pulsesecure.net/articles/Pulse_Security_Advisories/SA44601

http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/160619/Pulse-Secure-VPN-Remote-Code-Execution.html

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2020-10-28

Updated: 2025-02-12

Known Exploited Vulnerability (KEV)

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 6.5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 7.2

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Severity: High

EPSS

EPSS: 0.7006