CVE-2020-8243: Ivanti Pulse Connect Secure Code Execution Vulnerability

High severity, CVSS 7.2. Actively exploited: in CISA KEV since 2021-11-03. EPSS: 90.8% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

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.

Affected products

• Ivanti Connect Secure: up to and including 9.0; version 9.1 only
• Ivanti Policy Secure: up to and including 9.0; version 9.1 only

Published 2020-09-30. Last modified 2026-06-17.