CVE-2020-8261 Other in Pulse Connect Secure / Pulse Policy Secure
Attackers can inject arbitrary cookies into Pulse Connect Secure or Pulse Policy Secure, potentially bypassing security controls.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2020-8261?
CVE-2020-8261 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Ivanti Connect Secure, published on 28 Oct 2020. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
A vulnerability in the Pulse Connect Secure / Pulse Policy Secure < 9.1R9 is vulnerable to arbitrary cookie injection.
Weakness: CWE-120
Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-8261?
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-2020-8261?
No fix has been published for CVE-2020-8261 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2020-8261 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-8261 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-g24m-87fx-rgm6.