Is CVE-2020-8218 in the CISA KEV catalog?

Yes. CVE-2020-8218 is on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list, added 2022-03-07.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2020-8218?

CVE-2020-8218 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.2 (HIGH).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2020-8218?

CVE-2020-8218 has an EPSS score of 32.74% (98th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2020-8218

HIGHCISA KEVEPSS 98th pctl

7.2

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

A code injection vulnerability exists in Pulse Connect Secure <9.1R8 that allows an attacker to crafted a URI to perform an arbitrary code execution via the admin web interface.

CWE-94Code Injection

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredHigh

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityHigh

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploit Intelligence

32.74%probability of exploitation in 30 days

98thpercentile

Very high risk: more likely to be exploited than 98% of all known CVEs.

Known Exploited Vulnerability (CISA KEV)

Pulse Connect Secure Code Injection Vulnerability

A code injection vulnerability exists in Pulse Connect Secure that allows an attacker to crafted a URI to perform an arbitrary code execution via the admin web interface.

Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Remediation due: 2022-09-07

References

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2025-10-30.