CVE-2020-8239 Privilege escalation in Pulse Secure Desktop Cient
Attackers can escalate privileges via a client registry vulnerability in the Pulse Secure Desktop Client, requiring both client and server upgrades.
- 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-2020-8239?
CVE-2020-8239 is a critical vulnerability in Pulse Secure Desktop Cient, published on 28 Oct 2020. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
A vulnerability in the Pulse Secure Desktop Client < 9.1R9 is vulnerable to the client registry privilege escalation attack. This fix also requires Server Side Upgrade due to Standalone Host Checker Client (Windows) and Windows PDC.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-8239?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Pulsesecure Pulse Secure Desktop Client.
How do I fix CVE-2020-8239?
No fix has been published for CVE-2020-8239 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2020-8239 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-8239 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Pulse Secure Desktop Cient
- CVE-2020-8254 Path traversal in Pulse Secure Desktop Client
- CVE-2020-8240 Privilege escalation in Pulse Secure Desktop Client
- CVE-2020-8248 Privilege escalation in Pulse Secure Desktop Client
- CVE-2020-8249 Memory corruption in Pulse Secure Desktop Client
- CVE-2020-8250 Privilege escalation in Pulse Secure Desktop Client
Sources
Also known as GHSA-x363-jjj2-3345.