Findings

CVE-2020-8243

Ivanti Pulse Connect Secure Code Execution Vulnerability

Published Sep 30, 2020 · updated Jun 16, 2026 · ivanti connect secure

Ivanti Pulse Connect Secure contains an unspecified vulnerability in the admin web interface that could allow an authenticated attacker to upload a custom template to perform code execution.

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Sep 30, 2020 · Catalog

    Detected

    Ivanti Pulse Connect Secure contains an unspecified vulnerability in the admin web interface that could allow an authenticated attacker to upload a custom template to perform code execution.

  2. Nov 3, 2021 · CISA KEV

    Known exploited

    Apply updates per vendor instructions.

  3. May 3, 2022 · CISA KEV

    Remediation due

    Apply updates per vendor instructions.

  4. Jun 16, 2026 · Catalog

    Updated

    Ivanti Pulse Connect Secure contains an unspecified vulnerability in the admin web interface that could allow an authenticated attacker to upload a custom template to perform code execution.

Required action

Apply updates per vendor instructions.

CISA due date May 3, 2022

Affected

  • cpe ivanti/connect secureversion unspecified
  • cpe ivanti/connect secure9.1
  • vendor Ivanti Pulse Connect Secureversion unspecified

Sources

  • CISA KEVCVE-2020-8243

    Ivanti Pulse Connect Secure contains an unspecified vulnerability in the admin web interface that could allow an authenticated attacker to upload a custom template to perform code execution.

    cisa.gov
  • CVE.orgCVE-2020-8243

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSCVE-2020-8243

    30-day exploitation probability 90.8%

    first.org
  • NIST NVDCVE-2020-8243

    A vulnerability in the Pulse Connect Secure < 9.1R8.2 admin web interface could allow an authenticated attacker to upload custom template to perform an arbitrary code execution.

    nvd.nist.gov

References

CVE-2020-8243 · ZeroDay Findings