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Vulnerabilities/CVE-2020-8218Public Intelligence Dossier
Source: ivanti · Limited verification•Last verified: •Collection Degraded
CVE-2020-8218ListedHIGH (raw)CVSS 7.2CWE-94

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.

Published: 30 Jul 2020•Last updated: 17 Jun 2026, 08:56 AM IST•Source identifier: support@hackerone.com
Dossier completeness: source-provided sections 3 / 3 · rule guidance available. Missing source facts count as incomplete.
Official source
CISA KEV catalog
Listed
Added07 Mar 2022
Due07 Sept 2022
RansomwareUnknown
CVSS score
7.2HIGH (raw)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Metric sourcenvd@nist.gov
EPSS probability
32.3%0.323
Percentile98th
Weakness type
CWE-94
No further CWE recorded
Remediation
Patch status unknown
No fixed version or KB recorded

Why It Matters

Analysis dossier

Why It Matters

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.

SOC priority

Immediate Attention

Actively exploited (source statement)

Yes

Publicly disclosed

Unknown

Risk basis: CISA KEV exploitation signal; HIGH severity; Source-confirmed exploitation or CISA KEV/ransomware metadata

Affected Products & Remediation

3 source-backed products
Affected products and versions (source)
  • ivanti connect secure · <= 9.0; 9.1 · NVD CPE · Source
  • ivanti policy secure · 9.1 · NVD CPE · Source
  • pulsesecure pulse policy secure · <= 9.0 · NVD CPE · Source
Recorded patch / KBNot provided by source

Vendor or catalog guidance (source)

  • CISA KEV: Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Known exploitation (source facts)

Only what a source states. Unknown means no source has said either way; it is not "not exploited".

CISA KEV
Listed
Exploited (source statement)
Yes
Publicly disclosed (source)
Unknown

CISA required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Suggested hunting (rule-based inference)

SecOps Signal recommendation (rule-based inference). These steps are hunting hypotheses from the vulnerability class; they do not state or imply that exploitation occurred here or anywhere.

Matched kev-network-exposure (CVSS AV:N, CISA KEV Listed)

Exposure

  1. Identify assets with the exact CVE and confirm the affected product/version against the advisory.Telemetry: DeviceTvmSoftwareVulnerabilities · KEV listing raises urgency, but inventory is needed to establish local exposure. · Rule kev-network-exposure

Exploitation evidence

  1. Review relevant edge or application access logs for unusual requests around the advisory window.Telemetry: CommonSecurityLog · Log review is a hunting hypothesis; KEV listing alone does not show local exploitation. · Rule kev-network-exposure

Response

  1. Recheck the affected assets after the source-stated mitigation or update is applied.Telemetry: DeviceTvmSoftwareVulnerabilities · A follow-up inventory check verifies local remediation. · Rule kev-network-exposure

CISA KEV Record

Catalog entry
07 Mar 2022
Required action due
07 Sept 2022
Known ransomware use
Unknown

Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Change History & Source Data

— No recorded material change

CNA / source
support@hackerone.com
Record status · verification
UPDATED · CISA KEV confirmed
CPE
cpe:2.3:a:ivanti:connect_secure:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*, cpe:2.3:a:ivanti:connect_secure:9.1:-:*:*:*:*:*:*, cpe:2.3:a:ivanti:connect_secure:9.1:r1:*:*:*:*:*:*, cpe:2.3:a:ivanti:connect_secure:9.1:r2:*:*:*:*:*:*, cpe:2.3:a:ivanti:connect_secure:9.1:r3:*:*:*:*:*:*, cpe:2.3:a:ivanti:connect_secure:9.1:r4:*:*:*:*:*:*, cpe:2.3:a:ivanti:connect_secure:9.1:r4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*, cpe:2.3:a:ivanti:connect_secure:9.1:r4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*, cpe:2.3:a:ivanti:connect_secure:9.1:r4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*, cpe:2.3:a:ivanti:connect_secure:9.1:r5:*:*:*:*:*:*

Evidence & Provenance

4 public sources
CISA KEV CatalogAdded 2022-03-07kb.pulsesecure.netSource recordnvd.nist.govSource recordgosecure.netSource record

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Detection Hunting Query
Target: DeviceTvmSoftwareVulnerabilities•Defender XDR
Detect endpoints exposed to CVE-2020-8218
Purpose: Exposure assessment (Category: Exposure Check)Why linked: Query metadata names CVE-2020-8218
DeviceTvmSoftwareVulnerabilities| where CveId == "CVE-2020-8218"| project DeviceId, DeviceName, OSPlatform, OSVersion, SoftwareVendor, SoftwareName, SoftwareVersion, CveId, VulnerabilitySeverityLevel, RecommendedSecurityUpdate, RecommendedSecurityUpdateId| sort by VulnerabilitySeverityLevel desc
Schema Checked · Not runtime validatedSource: SecOps Signal deterministic template · Limited verificationStatic screening: Passed structure and schema checks; tenant execution is not verified.
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SecOps Signal surfaces public advisory facts only. A missing value means the source has not published it, not that your environment is unaffected. No tenant inventory is connected.