CVE-2020-12880
lowpriority · track · 22EPSS 0.005 · 41 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
An issue was discovered in Pulse Policy Secure (PPS) and Pulse Connect Secure (PCS) Virtual Appliance before 9.1R8. By manipulating a certain kernel boot parameter, it can be tricked into dropping into a root shell in a pre-install phase where the entire source code of the appliance is available and can be retrieved. (The source code is otherwise inaccessible because the appliance has its hard disks encrypted, and no root shell is available during normal operation.)
cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · low–medium · 2.1–5.5
weaknesses
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affected products (5)
Products and version ranges known to be affected.
- pulsesecure pulse connect secure≤ 9.0nvdUScpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_connect_secure:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
also known as (3)
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sources
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references (8)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- https://kb.pulsesecure.net/?atype=sacnnvd
- https://kb.pulsesecure.net/articles/Pulse_Security_Advisories/SA44516cnnvd
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-12880cnnvd
- https://vigilance.fr/vulnerability/Pulse-Connect-Secure-multiple-vulnerabilities-32930cnnvd
- https://kb.pulsesecure.net/?atype=saenisa_euvd
- https://kb.pulsesecure.net/articles/Pulse_Security_Advisories/SA44516enisa_euvd
- https://kb.pulsesecure.net/?atype=saVendor Advisorynvd
- https://kb.pulsesecure.net/articles/Pulse_Security_Advisories/SA44516Vendor Advisorynvd
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