An issue was discovered in Pulse Secure Pulse Connect Secure before 9.1R8.
Priority LOW 23Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · Low · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
An issue was discovered in Pulse Secure Pulse Connect Secure before 9.1R8. An authenticated attacker can access the admin page console via the end-user web interface because of a rewrite.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.0077 55th percentileScored 2026-11-07
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 11
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_connect_secure:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | up to 9.1 | Vulnerable | Pulse Secure |
| cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_secure_desktop_client:9.1:r1.0:*:*:*:*:*:* | 9.1 r1.0 | Vulnerable | Pulse Secure |
| cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_secure_desktop_client:9.1:r2.0:*:*:*:*:*:* | 9.1 r2.0 | Vulnerable | Pulse Secure |
| cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_secure_desktop_client:9.1:r3.0:*:*:*:*:*:* | 9.1 r3.0 | Vulnerable | Pulse Secure |
| cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_secure_desktop_client:9.1:r3.1:*:*:*:*:*:* | 9.1 r3.1 | Vulnerable | Pulse Secure |
| cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_secure_desktop_client:9.1:r4.0:*:*:*:*:*:* | 9.1 r4.0 | Vulnerable | Pulse Secure |
| cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_secure_desktop_client:9.1:r4.1:*:*:*:*:*:* | 9.1 r4.1 | Vulnerable | Pulse Secure |
| cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_secure_desktop_client:9.1:r4.2:*:*:*:*:*:* | 9.1 r4.2 | Vulnerable | Pulse Secure |
| cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_secure_desktop_client:9.1:r5.0:*:*:*:*:*:* | 9.1 r5.0 | Vulnerable | Pulse Secure |
| cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_secure_desktop_client:9.1:r6.0:*:*:*:*:*:* | 9.1 r6.0 | Vulnerable | Pulse Secure |
- cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_connect_secure:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 9.1 Vulnerable ·Pulse Secure
- cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_secure_desktop_client:9.1:r1.0:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.1 r1.0 Vulnerable ·Pulse Secure
- cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_secure_desktop_client:9.1:r2.0:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.1 r2.0 Vulnerable ·Pulse Secure
- cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_secure_desktop_client:9.1:r3.0:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.1 r3.0 Vulnerable ·Pulse Secure
- cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_secure_desktop_client:9.1:r3.1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.1 r3.1 Vulnerable ·Pulse Secure
- cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_secure_desktop_client:9.1:r4.0:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.1 r4.0 Vulnerable ·Pulse Secure
- cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_secure_desktop_client:9.1:r4.1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.1 r4.1 Vulnerable ·Pulse Secure
- cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_secure_desktop_client:9.1:r4.2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.1 r4.2 Vulnerable ·Pulse Secure
- cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_secure_desktop_client:9.1:r5.0:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.1 r5.0 Vulnerable ·Pulse Secure
- cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_secure_desktop_client:9.1:r6.0:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.1 r6.0 Vulnerable ·Pulse Secure
Show 1 more CPE
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_secure_desktop_client:9.1:r7.0:*:*:*:*:*:* | 9.1 r7.0 | Vulnerable | Pulse Secure |
- cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_secure_desktop_client:9.1:r7.0:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.1 r7.0 Vulnerable ·Pulse Secure
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2020-15408
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-x3p9-c74w-j5mx
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-2020-15408 · CVE Program
- CVE-2020-15408 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-x3p9-c74w-j5mx · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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