Pulse Connect Secure Code Injection Vulnerability (CVE-2020-8218)
Severity: high · Patch status: patched · Since 2022-03-07 · CVE-2020-8218
A code injection vulnerability exists in Pulse Connect Secure that allows an attacker to crafted a URI to perform an arbitrary code execution via the admin web interface. CISA added CVE-2020-8218 to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on Mar 7, 2022, which means attackers are exploiting it in the wild.
What to do
- Apply updates per vendor instructions.
- US federal agencies must remediate by Sep 7, 2022 (BOD 22-01); treat that as the outer limit.
Sources
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