# CVE-2020-8218: Pulse Connect Secure Code Injection Vulnerability

> CVE-2020-8218: Pulse Connect Secure Code Injection Vulnerability. CVSS 7.2 (CVSS 3.1), in CISA KEV.

Canonical: https://rewindex.com/cve/CVE-2020-8218
Last updated: 2025-10-21T23:35:38Z

- Published: 2020-07-30 12:53 UTC · Updated: 2025-10-21 23:35 UTC · Assigner: hackerone
- CVSS: 7.2 (CVSS 3.1) · Severity: High · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS: 32.2%, 98th percentile (scored 2026-10-25)
- CISA KEV: yes, added 2022-03-07, federal due date 2022-09-07, ransomware use: Unknown
- CWE: CWE-94

## Description

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.

## CISA required action

Apply updates per vendor instructions.

## Affected vendors and products

- n/a: Pulse Connect Secure

## References

- [CVE record on cve.org](https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-8218)
- [NVD entry](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-8218)
- [https://kb.pulsesecure.net/articles/Pulse\_Security\_Advisories/SA44516](https://kb.pulsesecure.net/articles/Pulse_Security_Advisories/SA44516)
- [https://www.gosecure.net/blog/2020/11/13/forget-your-perimeter-part-2-four-vulnerabilities-in-pulse-connect-secure/](https://www.gosecure.net/blog/2020/11/13/forget-your-perimeter-part-2-four-vulnerabilities-in-pulse-connect-secure/)

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_Sources: CVE records from the CVE Program (cve.org). CVE® is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation. (https://www.cve.org/) This product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. (https://nvd.nist.gov/) Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog from CISA. (https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog) EPSS scores from FIRST (Exploit Prediction Scoring System). (https://www.first.org/epss/)_


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