CVE-2020-13162

Published: Jun 16, 2020Updated: May 5, 2025 Sources: CVE List NVD BDUCWE-367

7.0HIGH

NVD MITRE

Description

A time-of-check time-of-use vulnerability in PulseSecureService.exe in Pulse Secure Client versions prior to 9.1.6 down to 5.3 R70 for Windows (which runs as NT AUTHORITY/SYSTEM) allows unprivileged users to run a Microsoft Installer executable with elevated privileges.

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

Exploitability

AV:LAttack Vector

Local

AC:HAttack Complexity

High

PR:LPrivileges Required

Low

UI:NUser Interaction

None

Scope

S:UScope

Unchanged

Impact

C:HConfidentiality

High

I:HIntegrity

High

A:HAvailability

High

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Weaknesses

CWE-367

Affected Products

Pulsesecure

commercial·USaka pulsedsecure, pulse secure

Pulse Secure Desktop Client

Networking Infrastructure

pulse secure installer serviceOn-prem

Networking Infrastructure / vpn-gateway

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Exploitability

2 exploit sources identified

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MITRE ATT&CK

1 technique

Privilege Escalation

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References

https://kb.pulsesecure.net/?atype=sa

kb.pulsesecure.net

https://twitter.com/sepcali/status/1262551597990711296

twitter.com

http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2020/Jun/25

seclists.org

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