Is CVE-2020-8238 being actively exploited?

CVE-2020-8238 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2020-8238?

CVE-2020-8238 has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 6.1 (MEDIUM).

CVE-2020-8238

MEDIUM · CVSS 6.1EPSS 1.7%EU EUVD

A vulnerability in the authenticated user web interface of Pulse Connect Secure and Pulse Policy Secure < 9.1R8.2 could allow attackers to conduct Cross-Site Scripting (XSS).

Key facts

CVSS score: 6.1 (v3.1)
Severity: MEDIUM
CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Weakness (CWE): CWE-79
EPSS score: 1.7% (77th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2020-29109)
Published: September 30, 2020
NVD last modified: June 17, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2020-29109 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 4, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

ivanti / connect secure
ivanti / connect secure
ivanti / connect secure
ivanti / connect secure
ivanti / connect secure
ivanti / connect secure
ivanti / connect secure
ivanti / connect secure
ivanti / connect secure
ivanti / connect secure
ivanti / connect secure
ivanti / connect secure
ivanti / connect secure
ivanti / policy secure
ivanti / policy secure
ivanti / policy secure
ivanti / policy secure
ivanti / policy secure
ivanti / policy secure
ivanti / policy secure
ivanti / policy secure
ivanti / policy secure
ivanti / policy secure
ivanti / policy secure
ivanti / policy secure
ivanti / policy secure
pulsesecure / pulse connect secure
pulsesecure / pulse policy secure

Certified products that may be affected

3 FIPS 140 or Common Criteria certified products, from automated matching by sec-certs.org.

Pulse Connect Secure 8.2 on Virtual Appliance and Pulse Policy Secure 5.3 on Virtual Appliance - Pulse Secure, LLC - Common Criteria CCEVS-VR-VID-10829-2018 - archived
Pulse Policy Secure v5.3 - Pulse Secure, LLC - Common Criteria CCEVS-VR-VID-10785-2017 - archived
Pulse Policy Secure 5.0 R13 - Pulse Secure, LLC - Common Criteria Certificate Number: 2016/98 - archived

References

https://kb.pulsesecure.net/articles/Pulse_Security_Advisories/SA44588(Vendor Advisory)
https://www.gosecure.net/blog/2020/11/13/forget-your-perimeter-part-2-four-vulnerabilities-in-pulse-connect-secure/(Exploit, Third Party Advisory)

Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS

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