Cross-site scripting in Pulse Connect Secure/ Pulse Policy Secure
Priority LOW 31CWE-79Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Cross-site scripting
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · Low · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-79.
Summary
A vulnerability in the authenticated user web interface of Pulse Connect Secure and Pulse Policy Secure < 9.1R8.2 could allow attackers to conduct Cross-Site Scripting (XSS).
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.01738 77th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pulse Secure | Pulse Connect Secure/ Pulse Policy Secure | Fixed in 9.1R8.2 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- Pulse Connect Secure/ Pulse Policy Secure VendorPulse Secure Affected Fixed in 9.1R8.2 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 28
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:ivanti:connect_secure:9.1:-:*:*:*:*:*:* | 9.1 | Vulnerable | Ivanti |
| cpe:2.3:a:ivanti:connect_secure:9.1:r1:*:*:*:*:*:* | 9.1 r1 | Vulnerable | Ivanti |
| cpe:2.3:a:ivanti:connect_secure:9.1:r2:*:*:*:*:*:* | 9.1 r2 | Vulnerable | Ivanti |
| cpe:2.3:a:ivanti:connect_secure:9.1:r3:*:*:*:*:*:* | 9.1 r3 | Vulnerable | Ivanti |
| cpe:2.3:a:ivanti:connect_secure:9.1:r4:*:*:*:*:*:* | 9.1 r4 | Vulnerable | Ivanti |
| cpe:2.3:a:ivanti:connect_secure:9.1:r4.1:*:*:*:*:*:* | 9.1 r4.1 | Vulnerable | Ivanti |
| cpe:2.3:a:ivanti:connect_secure:9.1:r4.2:*:*:*:*:*:* | 9.1 r4.2 | Vulnerable | Ivanti |
| cpe:2.3:a:ivanti:connect_secure:9.1:r4.3:*:*:*:*:*:* | 9.1 r4.3 | Vulnerable | Ivanti |
| cpe:2.3:a:ivanti:connect_secure:9.1:r5:*:*:*:*:*:* | 9.1 r5 | Vulnerable | Ivanti |
| cpe:2.3:a:ivanti:connect_secure:9.1:r6:*:*:*:*:*:* | 9.1 r6 | Vulnerable | Ivanti |
- cpe:2.3:a:ivanti:connect_secure:9.1:-:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.1 Vulnerable ·Ivanti
- cpe:2.3:a:ivanti:connect_secure:9.1:r1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.1 r1 Vulnerable ·Ivanti
- cpe:2.3:a:ivanti:connect_secure:9.1:r2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.1 r2 Vulnerable ·Ivanti
- cpe:2.3:a:ivanti:connect_secure:9.1:r3:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.1 r3 Vulnerable ·Ivanti
- cpe:2.3:a:ivanti:connect_secure:9.1:r4:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.1 r4 Vulnerable ·Ivanti
- cpe:2.3:a:ivanti:connect_secure:9.1:r4.1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.1 r4.1 Vulnerable ·Ivanti
- cpe:2.3:a:ivanti:connect_secure:9.1:r4.2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.1 r4.2 Vulnerable ·Ivanti
- cpe:2.3:a:ivanti:connect_secure:9.1:r4.3:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.1 r4.3 Vulnerable ·Ivanti
- cpe:2.3:a:ivanti:connect_secure:9.1:r5:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.1 r5 Vulnerable ·Ivanti
- cpe:2.3:a:ivanti:connect_secure:9.1:r6:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.1 r6 Vulnerable ·Ivanti
Show 18 more CPE
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:ivanti:connect_secure:9.1:r7:*:*:*:*:*:* | 9.1 r7 | Vulnerable | Ivanti |
| cpe:2.3:a:ivanti:connect_secure:9.1:r8:*:*:*:*:*:* | 9.1 r8 | Vulnerable | Ivanti |
| cpe:2.3:a:ivanti:connect_secure:9.1:r8.1:*:*:*:*:*:* | 9.1 r8.1 | Vulnerable | Ivanti |
| cpe:2.3:a:ivanti:policy_secure:9.1:-:*:*:*:*:*:* | 9.1 | Vulnerable | Ivanti |
| cpe:2.3:a:ivanti:policy_secure:9.1:r1:*:*:*:*:*:* | 9.1 r1 | Vulnerable | Ivanti |
| cpe:2.3:a:ivanti:policy_secure:9.1:r2:*:*:*:*:*:* | 9.1 r2 | Vulnerable | Ivanti |
| cpe:2.3:a:ivanti:policy_secure:9.1:r3:*:*:*:*:*:* | 9.1 r3 | Vulnerable | Ivanti |
| cpe:2.3:a:ivanti:policy_secure:9.1:r4:*:*:*:*:*:* | 9.1 r4 | Vulnerable | Ivanti |
| cpe:2.3:a:ivanti:policy_secure:9.1:r4.1:*:*:*:*:*:* | 9.1 r4.1 | Vulnerable | Ivanti |
| cpe:2.3:a:ivanti:policy_secure:9.1:r4.2:*:*:*:*:*:* | 9.1 r4.2 | Vulnerable | Ivanti |
| cpe:2.3:a:ivanti:policy_secure:9.1:r4.3:*:*:*:*:*:* | 9.1 r4.3 | Vulnerable | Ivanti |
| cpe:2.3:a:ivanti:policy_secure:9.1:r5:*:*:*:*:*:* | 9.1 r5 | Vulnerable | Ivanti |
| cpe:2.3:a:ivanti:policy_secure:9.1:r6:*:*:*:*:*:* | 9.1 r6 | Vulnerable | Ivanti |
| cpe:2.3:a:ivanti:policy_secure:9.1:r7:*:*:*:*:*:* | 9.1 r7 | Vulnerable | Ivanti |
| cpe:2.3:a:ivanti:policy_secure:9.1:r8:*:*:*:*:*:* | 9.1 r8 | Vulnerable | Ivanti |
| cpe:2.3:a:ivanti:policy_secure:9.1:r8.1:*:*:*:*:*:* | 9.1 r8.1 | Vulnerable | Ivanti |
| cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_connect_secure:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | up to 9.0 | Vulnerable | Pulse Secure |
| cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_policy_secure:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | up to 9.0 | Vulnerable | Pulse Secure |
- cpe:2.3:a:ivanti:connect_secure:9.1:r7:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.1 r7 Vulnerable ·Ivanti
- cpe:2.3:a:ivanti:connect_secure:9.1:r8:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.1 r8 Vulnerable ·Ivanti
- cpe:2.3:a:ivanti:connect_secure:9.1:r8.1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.1 r8.1 Vulnerable ·Ivanti
- cpe:2.3:a:ivanti:policy_secure:9.1:-:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.1 Vulnerable ·Ivanti
- cpe:2.3:a:ivanti:policy_secure:9.1:r1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.1 r1 Vulnerable ·Ivanti
- cpe:2.3:a:ivanti:policy_secure:9.1:r2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.1 r2 Vulnerable ·Ivanti
- cpe:2.3:a:ivanti:policy_secure:9.1:r3:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.1 r3 Vulnerable ·Ivanti
- cpe:2.3:a:ivanti:policy_secure:9.1:r4:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.1 r4 Vulnerable ·Ivanti
- cpe:2.3:a:ivanti:policy_secure:9.1:r4.1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.1 r4.1 Vulnerable ·Ivanti
- cpe:2.3:a:ivanti:policy_secure:9.1:r4.2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.1 r4.2 Vulnerable ·Ivanti
- cpe:2.3:a:ivanti:policy_secure:9.1:r4.3:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.1 r4.3 Vulnerable ·Ivanti
- cpe:2.3:a:ivanti:policy_secure:9.1:r5:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.1 r5 Vulnerable ·Ivanti
- cpe:2.3:a:ivanti:policy_secure:9.1:r6:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.1 r6 Vulnerable ·Ivanti
- cpe:2.3:a:ivanti:policy_secure:9.1:r7:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.1 r7 Vulnerable ·Ivanti
- cpe:2.3:a:ivanti:policy_secure:9.1:r8:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.1 r8 Vulnerable ·Ivanti
- cpe:2.3:a:ivanti:policy_secure:9.1:r8.1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.1 r8.1 Vulnerable ·Ivanti
- cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_connect_secure:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 9.0 Vulnerable ·Pulse Secure
- cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_policy_secure:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 9.0 Vulnerable ·Pulse Secure
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2020-8238
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-c27j-283m-6cf8
References
More Pulse Secure Pulse Connect Secure vulnerabilities
- TI-2021-05761 Code injection in Pulse Secure Secure KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 7.2
- TI-2021-05769 Buffer overflow in Pulse Connect Secure CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2019-08624 In Pulse Secure Pulse Connect Secure version 9.0RX before 9.0R3.4, 8.3RX before 8.3R7.1… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.2
- TI-2020-06674 XML external entity injection in Pulse Connect Secure CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 4.9
- TI-2022-06197 Pulse Secure version 9.115 and below may be susceptible to client-side http request… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.4
- TI-2018-12918 Artifex Ghostscript 9.25 and earlier allows attackers to bypass a sandbox protection… CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.6
Sources
- CVE-2020-8238 · CVE Program
- CVE-2020-8238 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-c27j-283m-6cf8 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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