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CVE-2020-12880

An issue was discovered in Pulse Policy Secure (PPS) and Pulse Connect Secure (PCS) Virtual Appliance before 9.1R8. By manipulating a certain kernel boot parameter, it can be tricked into dropping into a root shell in a pre-install phase where the entire source code of the appliance is available and can be retrieved. (The source code is otherwise inaccessible because the appliance has its hard…

Severity
Medium 5.5
Published
27 Jul 2020
Last changed
17 Jun 2026
Added to UpHeron
1 Nov 2026
Sources
NVD

Affected software

SoftwareAffected versions
Ivanti Connect SecureServers and applications · cpe:a:ivanti:connect_secure
  • Version 9.1-r7
  • Version 9.1-r6
  • Version 9.1-r5
  • Version 9.1-r4.3
All 11 release lines
  • Version 9.1
  • Version 9.1-r1
  • Version 9.1-r2
  • Version 9.1-r3
  • Version 9.1-r4
  • Version 9.1-r4.1
  • Version 9.1-r4.2
  • Version 9.1-r4.3
  • Version 9.1-r5
  • Version 9.1-r6
  • Version 9.1-r7

References

  • NVD https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-12880
  • CVE.org https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-12880