Hazard

Is CVE-2020-8260 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 96% no public exploit indexed Fix deadline passed 3 May 2022

What it is

Pulse Connect Secure contains an unspecified vulnerability that allows an authenticated attacker to perform code execution using uncontrolled gzip extraction.

Why we say that

  • EPSS puts exploitation in the next 30 days at 96%
  • 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

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