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CVE Vulnerability Details :
CVE-2020-13162
PUBLISHED
More InfoOfficial Page
Assigner-mitre
Assigner Org ID-8254265b-2729-46b6-b9e3-3dfca2d5bfca
View Known Exploited Vulnerability (KEV) details
Published At-16 Jun, 2020 | 19:41
Updated At-05 May, 2025 | 17:08
Rejected At-
▼CVE Numbering Authority (CNA)

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.

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HyperlinkResource
https://kb.pulsesecure.net/?atype=sa
x_refsource_MISC
https://twitter.com/sepcali/status/1262551597990711296
x_refsource_MISC
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2020/Jun/25
mailing-list
x_refsource_FULLDISC
https://www.redtimmy.com/privilege-escalation/pulse-secure-client-for-windows-9-1-6-toctou-privilege-escalation-cve-2020-13162/
x_refsource_MISC
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/158117/Pulse-Secure-Client-For-Windows-Local-Privilege-Escalation.html
x_refsource_MISC
https://kb.pulsesecure.net/articles/Pulse_Security_Advisories/SA44503
x_refsource_CONFIRM
https://twitter.com/gsepcali/status/1262551597990711296
x_refsource_MISC
https://twitter.com/gsepcali/status/1272927080909623297
x_refsource_MISC
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2020/Sep/15
mailing-list
x_refsource_FULLDISC
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/159065/Pulse-Secure-Windows-Client-Privilege-Escalation.html
x_refsource_MISC
Hyperlink: https://kb.pulsesecure.net/?atype=sa
Resource:
x_refsource_MISC
Hyperlink: https://twitter.com/sepcali/status/1262551597990711296
Resource:
x_refsource_MISC
Hyperlink: http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2020/Jun/25
Resource:
mailing-list
x_refsource_FULLDISC
Hyperlink: https://www.redtimmy.com/privilege-escalation/pulse-secure-client-for-windows-9-1-6-toctou-privilege-escalation-cve-2020-13162/
Resource:
x_refsource_MISC
Hyperlink: http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/158117/Pulse-Secure-Client-For-Windows-Local-Privilege-Escalation.html
Resource:
x_refsource_MISC
Hyperlink: https://kb.pulsesecure.net/articles/Pulse_Security_Advisories/SA44503
Resource:
x_refsource_CONFIRM
Hyperlink: https://twitter.com/gsepcali/status/1262551597990711296
Resource:
x_refsource_MISC
Hyperlink: https://twitter.com/gsepcali/status/1272927080909623297
Resource:
x_refsource_MISC
Hyperlink: http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2020/Sep/15
Resource:
mailing-list
x_refsource_FULLDISC
Hyperlink: http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/159065/Pulse-Secure-Windows-Client-Privilege-Escalation.html
Resource:
x_refsource_MISC
▼Authorized Data Publishers (ADP)
1. CVE Program Container
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HyperlinkResource
https://kb.pulsesecure.net/?atype=sa
x_refsource_MISC
x_transferred
https://twitter.com/sepcali/status/1262551597990711296
x_refsource_MISC
x_transferred
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2020/Jun/25
mailing-list
x_refsource_FULLDISC
x_transferred
https://www.redtimmy.com/privilege-escalation/pulse-secure-client-for-windows-9-1-6-toctou-privilege-escalation-cve-2020-13162/
x_refsource_MISC
x_transferred
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/158117/Pulse-Secure-Client-For-Windows-Local-Privilege-Escalation.html
x_refsource_MISC
x_transferred
https://kb.pulsesecure.net/articles/Pulse_Security_Advisories/SA44503
x_refsource_CONFIRM
x_transferred
https://twitter.com/gsepcali/status/1262551597990711296
x_refsource_MISC
x_transferred
https://twitter.com/gsepcali/status/1272927080909623297
x_refsource_MISC
x_transferred
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2020/Sep/15
mailing-list
x_refsource_FULLDISC
x_transferred
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/159065/Pulse-Secure-Windows-Client-Privilege-Escalation.html
x_refsource_MISC
x_transferred
Hyperlink: https://kb.pulsesecure.net/?atype=sa
Resource:
x_refsource_MISC
x_transferred
Hyperlink: https://twitter.com/sepcali/status/1262551597990711296
Resource:
x_refsource_MISC
x_transferred
Hyperlink: http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2020/Jun/25
Resource:
mailing-list
x_refsource_FULLDISC
x_transferred
Hyperlink: https://www.redtimmy.com/privilege-escalation/pulse-secure-client-for-windows-9-1-6-toctou-privilege-escalation-cve-2020-13162/
Resource:
x_refsource_MISC
x_transferred
Hyperlink: http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/158117/Pulse-Secure-Client-For-Windows-Local-Privilege-Escalation.html
Resource:
x_refsource_MISC
x_transferred
Hyperlink: https://kb.pulsesecure.net/articles/Pulse_Security_Advisories/SA44503
Resource:
x_refsource_CONFIRM
x_transferred
Hyperlink: https://twitter.com/gsepcali/status/1262551597990711296
Resource:
x_refsource_MISC
x_transferred
Hyperlink: https://twitter.com/gsepcali/status/1272927080909623297
Resource:
x_refsource_MISC
x_transferred
Hyperlink: http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2020/Sep/15
Resource:
mailing-list
x_refsource_FULLDISC
x_transferred
Hyperlink: http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/159065/Pulse-Secure-Windows-Client-Privilege-Escalation.html
Resource:
x_refsource_MISC
x_transferred
2. CISA ADP Vulnrichment
Affected Products
Problem Types
TypeCWE IDDescription
CWECWE-367CWE-367 Time-of-check Time-of-use (TOCTOU) Race Condition
Type: CWE
CWE ID: CWE-367
Description: CWE-367 Time-of-check Time-of-use (TOCTOU) Race Condition
Metrics
VersionBase scoreBase severityVector
3.17.0HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Version: 3.1
Base score: 7.0
Base severity: HIGH
Vector:
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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