CVE-2020-8240: Pulse Secure Desktop Client

High severity, CVSS 7.8. EPSS: 0.3% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

A vulnerability in the Pulse Secure Desktop Client < 9.1R9 allows a restricted user on an endpoint machine can use system-level privileges if the Embedded Browser is configured with Credential Provider. This vulnerability only affects Windows PDC if the Embedded Browser is configured with the Credential Provider.

Affected products

• Pulse Secure Pulse Secure Desktop Client: before 9.1 (fixed in 9.1); version 9.1 only

Published 2020-10-28. Last modified 2026-06-17.