CVE-2020-8260

Pulse Connect Secure / Pulse Policy Secure

Published 28 Oct 2020 · updated 17 Jun 2026 · Analyzed

7.2 High · CVSS 3.1, NVD

Exploited in the wild

CISA added this to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on 3 Nov 2021, with a remediation deadline of 3 May 2022 for US federal agencies.

Required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.

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.

References

packetstormsecurity.com/files/160619/Pulse-Secure-VPN-Remote-Code-Execution.html · Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
kb.pulsesecure.net/articles/Pulse_Security_Advisories/SA44601 · Broken Link, Vendor Advisory
www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2020-8260 · US Government Resource