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CVE-2020-8243: Ivanti Pulse Connect Secure Code Execution Vulnerability

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.2 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: yes — in CISA KEV since 2021-11-03
• EPSS: 90.8% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2020-09-30 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-94

Description

A vulnerability in the Pulse Connect Secure < 9.1R8.2 admin web interface could allow an authenticated attacker to upload custom template to perform an arbitrary code execution.

Affected products

• Ivanti Connect Secure (Pulse Secure): through 9.0; 9.1, 9.1-r1, 9.1-r2, 9.1-r3, 9.1-r4, 9.1-r4.1 (+7)
• Ivanti Policy Secure: through 9.0; 9.1, 9.1-r1, 9.1-r2, 9.1-r3, 9.1-r4, 9.1-r4.1 (+7)

References

• https://kb.pulsesecure.net/articles/Pulse_Security_Advisories/SA44588
• https://kb.pulsesecure.net/articles/Pulse_Security_Advisories/SA44588
• https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2020-8243

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