CVE Vulnerability

CVE-2020-13162

A time-of-check time-of-use vulnerability in PulseSecureService.exe in Pulse Secure Client versions prior to 9.1.6 down to 5.3 R70 for Windows (which runs as NT AUTHORITY/SYSTEM) allows unprivileged users to run a Microsoft Installer executable with elevated privileges.

6.9 /10

CVSS v2.0 :

V3 Legend

Vector :

Exploitability : 3.4 / Impact : 10

Attack Vector

Attack Complexity

Privileges Required

User Interaction

Confidentiality Impact COMPLETE

Integrity Impact COMPLETE

Availability Impact COMPLETE

Scope

7 /10

CVSS v3.0 : HIGH

V3 Legend

Vector :

Exploitability : 1 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity HIGH

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References
Link Resource
https://www.redtimmy.com/privilege-escalation/pulse-secure-client-for-windows-9-1-6-toctou-privilege-escalation-cve-2020-13162/ Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://kb.pulsesecure.net/?atype=sa Vendor Advisory
https://twitter.com/sepcali/status/1262551597990711296 Third Party Advisory
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/158117/Pulse-Secure-Client-For-Windows-Local-Privilege-Escalation.html Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://kb.pulsesecure.net/articles/Pulse_Security_Advisories/SA44503 Vendor Advisory
https://twitter.com/gsepcali/status/1272927080909623297 Third Party Advisory
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2020/Jun/25 Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://twitter.com/gsepcali/status/1262551597990711296 Third Party Advisory
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2020/Sep/15
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/159065/Pulse-Secure-Windows-Client-Privilege-Escalation.html
Configurations

Configuration 1

cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_secure_desktop_client:9.1:r7.0:*:*:*:windows:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_secure_desktop_client:9.1:r6.0:*:*:*:windows:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_secure_desktop_client:9.1:r5.0:*:*:*:windows:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_secure_desktop_client:9.1:r4.2:*:*:*:windows:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_secure_desktop_client:9.1:r4.1:*:*:*:windows:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_secure_desktop_client:9.1:r4.0:*:*:*:windows:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_secure_desktop_client:9.1:r3.1:*:*:*:windows:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_secure_desktop_client:9.1:r3.0:*:*:*:windows:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_secure_desktop_client:9.1:r2.0:*:*:*:windows:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_secure_desktop_client:9.1:r1.0:*:*:*:windows:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_secure_desktop_client:9.0:r4:*:*:*:windows:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_secure_desktop_client:9.0:r3:*:*:*:windows:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_secure_desktop_client:9.0:r2.1:*:*:*:windows:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_secure_desktop_client:9.0:r2:*:*:*:windows:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_secure_desktop_client:9.0:r6.0:*:*:*:windows:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_secure_desktop_client:9.0:r5.0:*:*:*:windows:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_secure_desktop_client:9.0:r4.0:*:*:*:windows:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_secure_desktop_client:9.0:r3.2:*:*:*:windows:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_secure_desktop_client:9.0:r1.0:*:*:*:windows:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_secure_desktop_client:5.3:r7.0:*:*:*:windows:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_secure_desktop_client:5.3:r6.0:*:*:*:windows:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_secure_desktop_client:5.3:r5.2:*:*:*:windows:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_secure_desktop_client:5.3:r5.0:*:*:*:windows:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_secure_desktop_client:5.3:r4.2:*:*:*:windows:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_secure_desktop_client:5.3:r4.1:*:*:*:windows:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_secure_desktop_client:5.3:r3.0:*:*:*:windows:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_secure_desktop_client:5.3:r2.0:*:*:*:windows:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_secure_desktop_client:5.3:r1.1:*:*:*:windows:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_secure_desktop_client:5.3:r1.0:*:*:*:windows:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_secure_installer_service:8.3:*:*:*:*:windows:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_secure_installer_service:9.1:*:*:*:*:windows:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_secure_installer_service:9.1:r5.0:*:*:*:windows:*:*
Information

Published : 2020-06-16 08:15

Updated : 2020-09-04 10:15

NVD link : CVE-2020-13162

Mitre link : CVE-2020-13162

Products Affected
No products.
CWE
CWE-367