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CVE-2020-8256

• Severity: medium (CVSS 4.9 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 3.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2020-09-30 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-611

Description

A vulnerability in the Pulse Connect Secure < 9.1R8.2 admin web interface could allow an authenticated attacker to gain arbitrary file reading access through Pulse Collaboration via XML External Entity (XXE) vulnerability.

Affected products

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

References

• https://kb.pulsesecure.net/articles/Pulse_Security_Advisories/SA44588
• https://www.gosecure.net/blog/2020/11/13/forget-your-perimeter-part-2-four-vulnerabilities-in-pulse-connect-secure/
• https://kb.pulsesecure.net/articles/Pulse_Security_Advisories/SA44588
• https://www.gosecure.net/blog/2020/11/13/forget-your-perimeter-part-2-four-vulnerabilities-in-pulse-connect-secure/

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