CVE-2020-13162

HIGHScheduled

Published:Jun 16, 2020(5 years ago)

Modified:May 5, 2025

Local AccessNo Interaction

Vulnerability 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.

Attack Characteristics

Local AccessHigh ComplexityLow PrivilegesNo User Interaction

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No Fix Known

No patch has been released yet. Apply workarounds or mitigations where available.

Affected Software

Vendor	Product	Versions	Fixed In
pulsesecure	pulse_secure_desktop_client	-	-
pulsesecure	pulse_secure_desktop_client	-	-
pulsesecure	pulse_secure_desktop_client

Timeline

Published
CVE disclosed publicly
Jun 16, 20205 years ago
Last Modified
Most recent update
May 5, 20251 year ago
Indexed to CVEInsight
Added to this platform
Mar 29, 20261 month ago

References

http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/158117/Pulse-Secure-Client-For-Wi...Third Party Advisory
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/159065/Pulse-Secure-Windows-Clien...Third Party Advisory
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2020/Jun/25Mailing List

CVSS Score

v3.1

7.0/ 10.0

HIGH

AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

At a Glance

Affected Products

References

pulsesecure / pulse_secure_desktop_client

http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2020/Sep/15Mailing List

https://kb.pulsesecure.net/?atype=saVendor Advisory

https://kb.pulsesecure.net/articles/Pulse_Security_Advisories/SA44503Vendor Advisory

https://twitter.com/gsepcali/status/1262551597990711296Third Party Advisory

https://twitter.com/gsepcali/status/1272927080909623297Third Party Advisory

https://twitter.com/sepcali/status/1262551597990711296Third Party Advisory

https://www.redtimmy.com/privilege-escalation/pulse-secure-client-for-...Exploit

http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/158117/Pulse-Secure-Client-For-Wi...Third Party Advisory

http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/159065/Pulse-Secure-Windows-Clien...Third Party Advisory

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

http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2020/Sep/15Mailing List

https://kb.pulsesecure.net/?atype=saVendor Advisory

https://kb.pulsesecure.net/articles/Pulse_Security_Advisories/SA44503Vendor Advisory

https://twitter.com/gsepcali/status/1262551597990711296Third Party Advisory

https://twitter.com/gsepcali/status/1272927080909623297Third Party Advisory

https://twitter.com/sepcali/status/1262551597990711296Third Party Advisory

https://www.redtimmy.com/privilege-escalation/pulse-secure-client-for-...Exploit

CVSS v3 Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploitability

Attack VectorLocal

Attack ComplexityHigh

Privileges RequiredLow

User InteractionNone

Impact

ScopeUnchanged

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityHigh

Impact Analysis

ConfidentialityHigh

NoneLowHigh

IntegrityHigh

NoneLowHigh

AvailabilityHigh

NoneLowHigh

CVE-2020-13162

✦ Vulnerability Description

Attack Characteristics

Affected Software

Timeline

References

CVSS Score

At a Glance

Official Sources

CVSS v3 Vector

Impact Analysis

Vulnerability Description