CVE-2020-8248

Severity Score

7.8

*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

A vulnerability in the Pulse Secure Desktop Client (Linux) < 9.1R9 could allow local attackers to escalate privilege.

Una vulnerabilidad en Pulse Secure Desktop Client (Linux) versiones anteriores a 9.1R9, podría permitir a atacantes locales escalar privilegios

*Credits: N/A

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

Partial

Integrity

Partial

Availability

Partial

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2020-01-28 CVE Reserved
2020-10-28 CVE Published
2023-03-08 EPSS Updated
2023-11-26 First Exploit
2024-08-04 CVE Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date

CWE

CAPEC

References (2)

URL	Tag	Source

URL	Date	SRC
https://github.com/mbadanoiu/CVE-2020-8248	2023-11-26

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC
https://kb.pulsesecure.net/articles/Pulse_Security_Advisories/SA44601	2021-08-17

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Pulsesecure Search vendor "Pulsesecure"		Pulse Secure Desktop Client Search vendor "Pulsesecure" for product "Pulse Secure Desktop Client"				< 9.1 Search vendor "Pulsesecure" for product "Pulse Secure Desktop Client" and version " < 9.1"		linux		Affected
Pulsesecure Search vendor "Pulsesecure"		Pulse Secure Desktop Client Search vendor "Pulsesecure" for product "Pulse Secure Desktop Client"				9.1 Search vendor "Pulsesecure" for product "Pulse Secure Desktop Client" and version "9.1"		r1, linux		Affected
Pulsesecure Search vendor "Pulsesecure"		Pulse Secure Desktop Client Search vendor "Pulsesecure" for product "Pulse Secure Desktop Client"				9.1 Search vendor "Pulsesecure" for product "Pulse Secure Desktop Client" and version "9.1"		r2, linux		Affected
Pulsesecure Search vendor "Pulsesecure"		Pulse Secure Desktop Client Search vendor "Pulsesecure" for product "Pulse Secure Desktop Client"				9.1 Search vendor "Pulsesecure" for product "Pulse Secure Desktop Client" and version "9.1"		r3, linux		Affected
Pulsesecure Search vendor "Pulsesecure"		Pulse Secure Desktop Client Search vendor "Pulsesecure" for product "Pulse Secure Desktop Client"				9.1 Search vendor "Pulsesecure" for product "Pulse Secure Desktop Client" and version "9.1"		r3.1, linux		Affected
Pulsesecure Search vendor "Pulsesecure"		Pulse Secure Desktop Client Search vendor "Pulsesecure" for product "Pulse Secure Desktop Client"				9.1 Search vendor "Pulsesecure" for product "Pulse Secure Desktop Client" and version "9.1"		r4, linux		Affected
Pulsesecure Search vendor "Pulsesecure"		Pulse Secure Desktop Client Search vendor "Pulsesecure" for product "Pulse Secure Desktop Client"				9.1 Search vendor "Pulsesecure" for product "Pulse Secure Desktop Client" and version "9.1"		r4.1, linux		Affected
Pulsesecure Search vendor "Pulsesecure"		Pulse Secure Desktop Client Search vendor "Pulsesecure" for product "Pulse Secure Desktop Client"				9.1 Search vendor "Pulsesecure" for product "Pulse Secure Desktop Client" and version "9.1"		r4.2, linux		Affected
Pulsesecure Search vendor "Pulsesecure"		Pulse Secure Desktop Client Search vendor "Pulsesecure" for product "Pulse Secure Desktop Client"				9.1 Search vendor "Pulsesecure" for product "Pulse Secure Desktop Client" and version "9.1"		r5, linux		Affected
Pulsesecure Search vendor "Pulsesecure"		Pulse Secure Desktop Client Search vendor "Pulsesecure" for product "Pulse Secure Desktop Client"				9.1 Search vendor "Pulsesecure" for product "Pulse Secure Desktop Client" and version "9.1"		r6, linux		Affected
Pulsesecure Search vendor "Pulsesecure"		Pulse Secure Desktop Client Search vendor "Pulsesecure" for product "Pulse Secure Desktop Client"				9.1 Search vendor "Pulsesecure" for product "Pulse Secure Desktop Client" and version "9.1"		r7, linux		Affected
Pulsesecure Search vendor "Pulsesecure"		Pulse Secure Desktop Client Search vendor "Pulsesecure" for product "Pulse Secure Desktop Client"				9.1 Search vendor "Pulsesecure" for product "Pulse Secure Desktop Client" and version "9.1"		r7.1, linux		Affected
Pulsesecure Search vendor "Pulsesecure"		Pulse Secure Desktop Client Search vendor "Pulsesecure" for product "Pulse Secure Desktop Client"				9.1 Search vendor "Pulsesecure" for product "Pulse Secure Desktop Client" and version "9.1"		r8, linux		Affected
Pulsesecure Search vendor "Pulsesecure"		Pulse Secure Desktop Client Search vendor "Pulsesecure" for product "Pulse Secure Desktop Client"				9.1 Search vendor "Pulsesecure" for product "Pulse Secure Desktop Client" and version "9.1"		r8.2, linux		Affected