CVE-2020-13162
HIGHDescription
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.
How to fix
No published remediation has been found for this vulnerability's affected products yet.
Mitigation guidance may be in the linked vendor advisories in the References section below.
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CVSS v3 Vector
Exploitability
Impact
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Exploit Intelligence
Moderate risk: more likely to be exploited than 53% of all known CVEs.
References
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| CVE-2024-0132 | Critical | 9.0 | 38% | - | Fix |
Common questions
How do I fix CVE-2020-13162?
No published fix for CVE-2020-13162 has been found yet. Check the linked vendor advisories for guidance as it becomes available.
Is CVE-2020-13162 being actively exploited?
Not that we know of. CVE-2020-13162 is not in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. Its EPSS score of 0.79% is the estimated probability that it will be exploited in the next 30 days. That is higher than 53% of all scored CVEs.
How severe is CVE-2020-13162?
CVE-2020-13162 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.0, rated high. CVSS rates the technical impact if the vulnerability is exploited, not how likely that is, so weigh it alongside the exploit-prediction score when you decide what to patch first.
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