CVE-2018-20809
mediumpriority · track · 31EPSS 0.027 · 86 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
A crafted message can cause the web server to crash with Pulse Secure Pulse Connect Secure (PCS) 8.3RX before 8.3R5 and Pulse Policy Secure 5.4RX before 5.4R5. This is not applicable to PCS 8.1RX.
cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 5–7.5
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affected products (8)
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also known as (3)
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references (5)
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- https://kb.pulsesecure.net/articles/Pulse_Security_Advisories/SA43877/cnnvd
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-20809cnnvd
- https://www.pulsesecure.net/Patchcnnvd
- https://kb.pulsesecure.net/articles/Pulse_Security_Advisories/SA43877/enisa_euvd
- https://kb.pulsesecure.net/articles/Pulse_Security_Advisories/SA43877/Vendor Advisorynvd
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