CVE-2020-11580 Security feature bypass in n/a

Critical 9.1 Published Updated

Attackers can bypass Host Checker security controls on Pulse Secure clients by presenting arbitrary SSL certificates during policy enforcement.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2020-11580?

CVE-2020-11580 is a critical vulnerability in Pulsesecure Pulse Connect Secure, published on 6 Apr 2020. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

An issue was discovered in Pulse Secure Pulse Connect Secure (PCS) through 2020-04-06. The applet in tncc.jar, executed on macOS, Linux, and Solaris clients when a Host Checker policy is enforced, accepts an arbitrary SSL certificate.

Weakness: CWE-295

Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-11580?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Pulsesecure Pulse Connect Secure, Pulsesecure Pulse Policy Secure.

How do I fix CVE-2020-11580?

No fix has been published for CVE-2020-11580 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2020-11580 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-11580 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Pulsesecure Pulse Connect Secure vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-285g-j3fh-f4rf.

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