CVE-2020-8260
HighPublished
Ivanti Pulse Connect Secure Code Execution Vulnerability
- Published
- Oct 28, 2020
- Updated
- Oct 21, 2025
- Assigning CNA
- hackerone
- Evidence observed
- Nov 3, 2021
Primary CVSS
7.2/ 10High
nvd · CVSS 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H96.5%
High · next 30 days
- Percentile
- 99.9%
- Model date
- Oct 16, 2026
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CISA Known Exploited
This CVE appears in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog.
Summary
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.
Sources
Repository evidence: Files: 1 · Repositories: 1
1 Module
modules/exploits/linux/http/pulse_secure_gzip_rce.rb
Metasploit Framework modulesDeclared conditions
- platform: Linux,Unix($.exploit_linux/http/pulse_secure_gzip_rce.platform)
- verification: check_declared($.exploit_linux/http/pulse_secure_gzip_rce.check)
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