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CVE-2020-13162

VendorpulsesecureProductpulse secure desktop client, pulse secure installer serviceDiscoveredJun 16, 2020UpdatedMay 5, 2025

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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CVSS v3.1
7 HIGH
EPSS
0.79%
probability of exploitation in 30 days
CISA KEV
Not listed
no confirmed exploitation reported
News coverage
0
sources referencing this CVE
Related IOCs
0
seen in the same coverage
CVSS v3.1 Detail
Attack VectorLOCAL
Attack ComplexityHIGH
Privileges RequiredLOW
User InteractionNONE
ScopeUNCHANGED
ConfidentialityHIGH
IntegrityHIGH
AvailabilityHIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Connections
3 relationships
Timeline
disclosure → media coverage
Jun 16, 2020
Disclosure — published as a CVE record. · last revised by NVD May 5, 2025
Public PoC (1)
github.com/redtimmy/tu-TOCTOU-kaiu-TOCMEU-CVE-2020-13162-
Unverified third-party code — review before executing.