CVE-2020-8240 (GCVE-0-2020-8240)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2020-10-28 12:41 – Updated: 2024-08-04 09:56
VLAI
Summary
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.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
- Privilege Escalation (CAPEC-233)
Assigner
References
1 reference
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://kb.pulsesecure.net/articles/Pulse_Securit… | x_refsource_MISC |
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | |
|---|---|---|---|
| n/a | Pulse Secure Desktop Client |
Affected:
9.1R9
|
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