# CVE-2020-8260

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.

- Page: https://www.vulneraibility.com/cve/CVE-2020-8260
- CVSS: 7.2
- Known exploited: yes, in CISA KEV since 2021-11-03; CISA due date 2022-05-03
- EPSS: 96.48% (percentile 99.9)
- Public exploit code: 1 Metasploit module
- CISA SSVC: exploitation active, automatable no, technical impact total (assessed 2025-02-07)
- Weakness: CWE-434
- Published: 2020-10-28

## Affected versions

- Pulse Connect Secure / Pulse Policy Secure: affected 9.1R9

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

## References

- [other] https://kb.pulsesecure.net/articles/Pulse_Security_Advisories/SA44601
- [other] http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/160619/Pulse-Secure-VPN-Remote-Code-Execution.html
- [other] https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2020-8260

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