CVE-2020-13162

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.

• CWE-367
• CWE-367

• http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/158117/Pulse-Secure-Client-For-Windows-Local-Privilege-Escalation.htmlThird Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/159065/Pulse-Secure-Windows-Client-Privilege-Escalation.htmlThird Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2020/Jun/25Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
• http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2020/Sep/15Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
• https://kb.pulsesecure.net/?atype=saVendor Advisory
• https://kb.pulsesecure.net/articles/Pulse_Security_Advisories/SA44503Vendor Advisory
• https://twitter.com/gsepcali/status/1262551597990711296Third Party Advisory
• https://twitter.com/gsepcali/status/1272927080909623297Third Party Advisory
• https://twitter.com/sepcali/status/1262551597990711296Third Party Advisory
• https://www.redtimmy.com/privilege-escalation/pulse-secure-client-for-windows-9-1-6-toctou-privilege-escalation-cve-2020-13162/Exploit, Third Party Advisory
• http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/158117/Pulse-Secure-Client-For-Windows-Local-Privilege-Escalation.htmlThird Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/159065/Pulse-Secure-Windows-Client-Privilege-Escalation.htmlThird Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2020/Jun/25Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
• http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2020/Sep/15Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
• https://kb.pulsesecure.net/?atype=saVendor Advisory
• https://kb.pulsesecure.net/articles/Pulse_Security_Advisories/SA44503Vendor Advisory
• https://twitter.com/gsepcali/status/1262551597990711296Third Party Advisory
• https://twitter.com/gsepcali/status/1272927080909623297Third Party Advisory
• https://twitter.com/sepcali/status/1262551597990711296Third Party Advisory
• https://www.redtimmy.com/privilege-escalation/pulse-secure-client-for-windows-9-1-6-toctou-privilege-escalation-cve-2020-13162/Exploit, Third Party Advisory

Published

Jun 16, 2020

Last Modified

Jun 17, 2026

Status

Modified

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