Description
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.
Published: 2020-06-16
Score: 7 High
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Remediation

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Advisories
Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2020-5435 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.
History

Mon, 05 May 2025 17:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Subscriptions

Pulsesecure Pulse Secure Desktop Client Pulse Secure Installer Service
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2025-05-05T17:08:09.077Z

Reserved: 2020-05-19T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2020-13162

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-04T12:11:19.431Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2020-06-16T20:15:13.380

Modified: 2025-05-05T17:15:58.690

Link: CVE-2020-13162

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses