Low severity · published Oct 27, 2020
CVE-2020-8956
Pulse Secure Desktop Client 9.0Rx before 9.0R5 and 9.1Rx before 9.1R4 on Windows reveals users' passwords if Save Settings is enabled
3.3
CVSS
1.2%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Pulse Secure Desktop Client 9.0Rx before 9.0R5 and 9.1Rx before 9.1R4 on Windows reveals users' passwords if Save Settings is enabled.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
None
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)1.2% · higher than 67% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
PS
Pulse Secure Desktop · Pulsesecure
9.0r1.0; 9.0r2.0; 9.0r2.1; 9.0r3.0; 9.0r3.1; 9.0r4.0; +5 more · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-8956
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-8956
Vendor Advisory
https://kb.pulsesecure.net/articles/Pulse_Security_Advisories/SA44601
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