CVE-2020-8240 — Pulse Secure Desktop Client vulnerability

3 documents3 sources
Severity
7.8HIGHNVD
EPSS
0.0%
top 86.54%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
1
Pulsesecure Pulse Secure Desktop Client
Timeline
PublishedOct 28
Latest updateMay 24

Description

A vulnerability in the Pulse Secure Desktop Client < 9.1R9 allows a restricted user on an endpoint machine can use system-level privileges if the Embedded Browser is configured with Credential Provider. This vulnerability only affects Windows PDC if the Embedded Browser is configured with the Credential Provider.

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HExploitability: 1.8 | Impact: 5.9

Affected Packages2 packages

🔴Vulnerability Details

2
GHSA
GHSA-w6wj-pwwx-72q5: A vulnerability in the Pulse Secure Desktop Client < 9↗2022-05-24
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CVEList
CVE-2020-8240: A vulnerability in the Pulse Secure Desktop Client < 9↗2020-10-28
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CVE-2020-8240 — HIGH severity | cvebase