CVE-2020-12880

Description

An issue was discovered in Pulse Policy Secure (PPS) and Pulse Connect Secure (PCS) Virtual Appliance before 9.1R8. By manipulating a certain kernel boot parameter, it can be tricked into dropping into a root shell in a pre-install phase where the entire source code of the appliance is available and can be retrieved. (The source code is otherwise inaccessible because the appliance has its hard disks encrypted, and no root shell is available during normal operation.)

5.5

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 3.1 •

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 0.08%

Vendor Advisory pulsesecure.net Vendor Advisory pulsesecure.net

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
https://kb.pulsesecure.net/?atype=sa	vendor advisory
https://kb.pulsesecure.net/articles/Pulse_Security_Advisories/SA44516	vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2020-12880?: CVE-2020-12880 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2020-12880?: To fix CVE-2020-12880, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2020-12880 being actively exploited in the wild?: As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2020-12880 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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