CVE-2020-8218 Pulse Connect Secure Code Injection
Attackers can execute arbitrary code via crafted URIs in the admin web interface of Pulse Connect Secure.
- Exploited in the wild
- Since 7 Mar 2022
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2020-8218?
CVE-2020-8218 is a high-severity code injection vulnerability in Ivanti Connect Secure, published on 30 Jul 2020. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Official 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.
Weakness: CWE-94
Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-8218?
It affects 3 products.
Products include Ivanti Connect Secure, Ivanti Policy Secure, Pulsesecure Pulse Policy Secure.
How do I fix CVE-2020-8218?
No fix has been published for CVE-2020-8218 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available. US federal agencies must fix it by 7 Sep 2022.
Upgrade, and never evaluate templates, expressions or code built from user input. More about Code injection.
Is CVE-2020-8218 being exploited?
Yes. Attackers have exploited CVE-2020-8218 in the wild since at least 7 Mar 2022.
Public exploit code: 1 proofs of concept on GitHub.
Other vulnerabilities in Ivanti Connect Secure
- CVE-2021-22893 Ivanti Pulse Connect Secure Use-After-Free
- CVE-2019-11510 Ivanti Pulse Connect Secure Arbitrary File Read
- CVE-2024-21887 Ivanti Connect Secure and Policy Secure Command Injection
- CVE-2025-22457 Ivanti Connect Secure, Policy Secure, and ZTA Gateways Stack-Based Buffer Overflow
- CVE-2025-0282 Ivanti Connect Secure, Policy Secure, and ZTA Gateways Stack-Based Buffer Overflow
Sources
Also known as GHSA-29h7-cpmq-mh8j.