CVE-2020-8222 Path traversal in Pulse Connect Secure
An authenticated attacker can read arbitrary files via the administrator web interface in Pulse Connect Secure.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2020-8222?
CVE-2020-8222 is a medium-severity path traversal 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 path traversal vulnerability exists in Pulse Connect Secure <9.1R8 that allowed an authenticated attacker via the administrator web interface to perform an arbitrary file reading vulnerability through Meeting.
Weakness: CWE-22
Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-8222?
It affects 4 products.
Products include Ivanti Connect Secure, Ivanti Policy Secure, Pulsesecure Pulse Connect Secure, Pulsesecure Pulse Policy Secure.
How do I fix CVE-2020-8222?
No fix has been published for CVE-2020-8222 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.
Is CVE-2020-8222 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-8222 in the wild and no public exploit code.
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-93hm-hh96-x794.