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CVE-2020-8260: 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: 96.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2020-10-28 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-434

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.

Affected products

• Ivanti Connect Secure (Pulse Secure): through 9.0; 9.1, 9.1-r1.0, 9.1-r2.0, 9.1-r3.0, 9.1-r4.0, 9.1-r4.1 (+9)

References

• http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/160619/Pulse-Secure-VPN-Remote-Code-Execution.html
• https://kb.pulsesecure.net/articles/Pulse_Security_Advisories/SA44601
• http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/160619/Pulse-Secure-VPN-Remote-Code-Execution.html
• https://kb.pulsesecure.net/articles/Pulse_Security_Advisories/SA44601
• https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2020-8260

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