CVE-2020-8239
high-risk
Published 2020-10-28
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.
Do I need to act?
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0.43% chance of exploitation
EPSS score — low exploit probability
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
9
CVSS 9.8/10
Critical
NETWORK
/ LOW complexity
Affected Products (14)
Pulse Secure Desktop Client
Pulse Secure Desktop Client
Pulse Secure Desktop Client
Pulse Secure Desktop Client
Pulse Secure Desktop Client
Pulse Secure Desktop Client
Pulse Secure Desktop Client
Pulse Secure Desktop Client
Pulse Secure Desktop Client
Pulse Secure Desktop Client
Pulse Secure Desktop Client
Pulse Secure Desktop Client
Pulse Secure Desktop Client
Pulse Secure Desktop Client
Affected Vendors
References (2)
52
/ 100
high-risk
Severity
32/34 · Critical
Exploitability
2/34 · Minimal
Exposure
18/34 · Moderate