CVE-2020-8248

mediumpriority · track · 41EPSS 0.005 · 42 %ileexploit · PoCEUUS

grimoire priorityP1 · Urgent

Exploitable?

Public exploit

1 exploit · PoC

Likely / severe?

0.49% (42nd) EPSS

CVSS 4.6 · medium

Is it mine?

3 products

Who says so?

3 sources

cnnvd · enisa_euvd · nvd

EPSS · scored 2026-10-27

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

cvss

Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.

7.8

010

base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 4.6–7.8

v2.04.6mediumAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:Pprimary · NVD / NIST USexploitability 3.9 · impact 6.4

v3.17.8highCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:Hprimary · NVD / NIST USexploitability 1.8 · impact 5.9

v3.17.4highCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:Psecondary · CVSS-BT (t0sche)

The CWE weakness classes this flaw belongs to.

CWE-269USLLM-inferred

Public proof-of-concept and weaponised exploit code.

Products and version ranges known to be affected.

n/a Pulse Secure Desktop Client≤ 9.1R9enisa_euvdEU
pulsesecure pulse secure desktop client< 9.1nvdUScpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_secure_desktop_client:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
pulsesecure pulse secure desktop client= 9.1nvdUScpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_secure_desktop_client:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Other names and identifiers for this entity.

Which sources assert this record, and when.

published 2020-10-28modified 2026-06-17

External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.

scry

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