CVE-2020-8218

HighCVSS 7.2/10Known exploited (CISA KEV)Last modified Jun 17, 2026

Description

A code injection vulnerability exists in Pulse Connect Secure <9.1R8 that allows an attacker to crafted a URI to perform an arbitrary code execution via the admin web interface.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1 7.2/10CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weakness enumeration

CWE-94

Affected software

Vendor	Product	Versions
n/a	Pulse Connect Secure	Fixed in 9.1R8

References

https://kb.pulsesecure.net/articles/Pulse_Security_Advisories/SA44516Vendor Advisory
https://www.gosecure.net/blog/2020/11/13/forget-your-perimeter-part-2-four-vulnerabilities-in-pulse-connect-secure/Exploit, Third Party Advisory
https://kb.pulsesecure.net/articles/Pulse_Security_Advisories/SA44516Vendor Advisory
https://www.gosecure.net/blog/2020/11/13/forget-your-perimeter-part-2-four-vulnerabilities-in-pulse-connect-secure/Exploit, Third Party Advisory
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2020-8218US Government Resource

Timeline

Published: Jul 30, 2020
Last modified: Jun 17, 2026
Added to CISA KEV: Mar 7, 2022
NVD status: Analyzed

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