{
  "id": "CVE-2020-8218",
  "url": "https://spydr.io/cve/CVE-2020-8218",
  "published": "2020-07-30T13:15:11.847Z",
  "modified": "2026-06-17T03:26:04.493Z",
  "score": 7.2,
  "severity": "high",
  "cvss_version": "3.1",
  "vector": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
  "score_source": "NVD",
  "epss": 0.3225,
  "epss_percentile": 0.98286,
  "exploited": true,
  "kev": {
    "added": "2022-03-07",
    "due": "2022-09-07",
    "action": "Apply updates per vendor instructions.",
    "ransomware": "Unknown",
    "name": "Pulse Connect Secure Code Injection Vulnerability",
    "notes": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-8218"
  },
  "ssvc_exploitation": "active",
  "vendors": [
    "ivanti",
    "pulsesecure"
  ],
  "products": [
    "Pulse Connect Secure"
  ],
  "cwes": [
    "CWE-94"
  ],
  "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.",
  "status": "Analyzed",
  "score_type": "Primary",
  "scores": {
    "cvss_v40": null,
    "cvss_v31": 7.2,
    "cvss_v30": null
  },
  "references": [
    {
      "url": "https://kb.pulsesecure.net/articles/Pulse_Security_Advisories/SA44516",
      "tags": [
        "Vendor Advisory"
      ]
    },
    {
      "url": "https://www.gosecure.net/blog/2020/11/13/forget-your-perimeter-part-2-four-vulnerabilities-in-pulse-connect-secure/",
      "tags": [
        "Exploit",
        "Third Party Advisory"
      ]
    },
    {
      "url": "https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2020-8218",
      "tags": [
        "US Government Resource"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "nvd_url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-8218",
  "covered_in": [],
  "attribution": [
    {
      "source": "NVD",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov",
      "notice": "This product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD."
    },
    {
      "source": "CISA KEV",
      "url": "https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog",
      "notice": "Known exploited vulnerabilities from the CISA KEV catalog."
    },
    {
      "source": "FIRST EPSS",
      "url": "https://www.first.org/epss",
      "notice": "Exploit prediction scores from FIRST EPSS."
    }
  ]
}