CVE-2020-8256

Connect Secure vulnerability

CVSS

4.9

EPSS

3.4%

EPSS pct

87th

Exploited

No known

A vulnerability in the Pulse Connect Secure < 9.1R8.2 admin web interface could allow an authenticated attacker to gain arbitrary file reading access through Pulse Collaboration via XML External Entity (XXE) vulnerability.

Affected vendor

Ivanti

Affected product

Connect Secure

CVSS vector

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

Weakness type (CWE)

CWE-611 — XML External Entity (XXE) Reference

Published

2020-09-30

Risk analysis

Based on its CVSS vector, this vulnerability is exploitable over the network, low attack complexity, requiring high privileges, no user interaction. Successful exploitation leads to high impact to confidentiality.

Its EPSS score of 3.4% reflects a lower probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 87% of all scored CVEs.

Check your external exposure to CVE-2020-8256

Confirm whether Ivanti Connect Secure is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2020-8256.
Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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