# CVE-2020-8218

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.

- Page: https://www.vulneraibility.com/cve/CVE-2020-8218
- CVSS: 7.2
- Known exploited: yes, in CISA KEV since 2022-03-07; CISA due date 2022-09-07
- EPSS: 32.25% (percentile 98.3)
- Unvetted proof-of-concept code on GitHub: 1 GitHub proof of concept (first 2020-08-29)
- CISA SSVC: exploitation active, automatable no, technical impact total (assessed 2025-02-04)
- Weakness: CWE-94
- Published: 2020-07-30

## Affected versions

- Pulse Connect Secure: affected Fixed in 9.1R8

A version outside these ranges is not a statement that it is unaffected.

## References

- [other] https://kb.pulsesecure.net/articles/Pulse_Security_Advisories/SA44516
- [other] https://www.gosecure.net/blog/2020/11/13/forget-your-perimeter-part-2-four-vulnerabilities-in-pulse-connect-secure/
- [other] https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2020-8218

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