CVE-2020-8254

Description

A vulnerability in the Pulse Secure Desktop Client < 9.1R9 has Remote Code Execution (RCE) if users can be convinced to connect to a malicious server. This vulnerability only affects Windows PDC.To improve the security of connections between Pulse clients and Pulse Connect Secure, see below recommendation(s):Disable Dynamic certificate trust for PDC.

Categories

8.8
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 2.44% Top 20%
Vendor Advisory pulsesecure.net
Affected: n/a Pulse Secure Desktop Client
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://kb.pulsesecure.net/articles/Pulse_Security_Advisories/SA44601 vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2020-8254?
CVE-2020-8254 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2020-8254?
To fix CVE-2020-8254, 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-2020-8254 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2020-8254 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~2% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2020-8254?
CVE-2020-8254 affects n/a Pulse Secure Desktop Client.
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