CVE-2020-8240 Privilege escalation in Pulse Secure Desktop Client
A restricted user can gain system-level privileges on Windows if the Embedded Browser is configured with Credential Provider.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2020-8240?
CVE-2020-8240 is a high-severity vulnerability in Pulse Secure Desktop Client, published on 28 Oct 2020. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
A vulnerability in the Pulse Secure Desktop Client < 9.1R9 allows a restricted user on an endpoint machine can use system-level privileges if the Embedded Browser is configured with Credential Provider. This vulnerability only affects Windows PDC if the Embedded Browser is configured with the Credential Provider.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-8240?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Pulsesecure Pulse Secure Desktop Client.
How do I fix CVE-2020-8240?
No fix has been published for CVE-2020-8240 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2020-8240 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-8240 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Pulse Secure Desktop Client
- CVE-2020-8239 Privilege escalation in Pulse Secure Desktop Cient
- CVE-2020-8254 Path traversal 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-w6wj-pwwx-72q5.