VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2020-12880

CVSS score5.5 MEDIUM
EPSS probability0.48%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2020-07-27
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Description

An issue was discovered in Pulse Policy Secure (PPS) and Pulse Connect Secure (PCS) Virtual Appliance before 9.1R8. By manipulating a certain kernel boot parameter, it can be tricked into dropping into a root shell in a pre-install phase where the entire source code of the appliance is available and can be retrieved. (The source code is otherwise inaccessible because the appliance has its hard disks encrypted, and no root shell is available during normal operation.)

Weakness classification

  • nvd@nist.gov: NVD-CWE-noinfo

Primary references