CVE-2020-8239
A vulnerability in the Pulse Secure Desktop Client < 9.1R9 is vulnerable to the client registry privilege escalation attack. This fix also requires Server...
- Published
- Oct 28, 2020
- Updated
- Aug 4, 2024
- Assigning CNA
- hackerone
- Evidence observed
- Aug 5, 2026
Primary CVSS
nvd · CVSS 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HLow · next 30 days
- Percentile
- 80.5%
- Model date
- Oct 13, 2026
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Summary
A vulnerability in the Pulse Secure Desktop Client < 9.1R9 is vulnerable to the client registry privilege escalation attack. This fix also requires Server Side Upgrade due to Standalone Host Checker Client (Windows) and Windows PDC.
Sources
Pulse Secure VPN mitm Research - CVE-2020-8241, CVE-2020-8239
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