Hazard

Is CVE-2020-8243 being exploited?

Weaponised and widely attempted

Reliable public exploit code exists, or mass exploitation attempts are probable. Patch inside days, not weeks.

Ivanti Pulse Connect Secure Code Execution Vulnerability

Ivanti · Pulse Connect Secure

CVSS 7.2 EPSS 91% no public exploit indexed Fix deadline passed 3 May 2022

What it is

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.

Why we say that

  • EPSS puts exploitation in the next 30 days at 91%
  • CISA's federal remediation deadline (2022-05-03) has passed
  • Listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalogue

Every line above comes from a named public source. Where the evidence is thin, we say so rather than inventing confidence — see methodology.

What to do

Apply updates per vendor instructions.

What it costs when this goes wrong

This is where UK enforcement meets the vulnerability record. Where an unfixed vulnerability leads to a breach, the ICO treats it as a security failure under UK GDPR. Recent cases:

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