CVE-2020-13162

Exploitation

Public exploit code exists. CISA's assessment records a public proof of concept. That is not a report of exploitation in the wild.

SSVC decision

• ExploitationpocPublic proof-of-concept exploit code exists. Not a report of exploitation in the wild.
• AutomatablenoAt least one step from reconnaissance to exploitation cannot be reliably automated.
• Technical ImpacttotalSuccessful exploitation gives total control of the vulnerable component.

CISA publishes the decision points, not a final SSVC decision. The decision also depends on mission and well-being impact, which is a property of your deployment rather than of the vulnerability.

EPSS probability

0.79% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Ranks above 53.7% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.

NVD base score

7.0 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.

NVD CVSS vector

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

NVD analysis status

Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.

Red Hat severity

No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.

Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.

Published

2020-06-16 19:41Z6 YR AGO

Last updated

2025-05-05 17:08Z1 YR AGO

Reserved

2020-05-19

Assigning CNA

mitre

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

High (CVSS 7.0)

CNA CVSS vector

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

Weaknesses

• CWE-367Time-of-check Time-of-use (TOCTOU) Race ConditionBase

Data version

5.1

Document digest

c15b6f97fc4ce5da24b2d54aaede3d02be15cb86d64ad43e6c7d4a7e4be15955

• kb.pulsesecure.nethttps://kb.pulsesecure.net/?atype=sax_refsource_MISC
• twitter.comhttps://twitter.com/sepcali/status/1262551597990711296x_refsource_MISC
• seclists.org20200616 Pulse Secure Client < 9.1R6 TOCTOU Privilege Escalation (CVE-2020-13162)http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2020/Jun/25mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISC
• www.redtimmy.comhttps://www.redtimmy.com/privilege-escalation/pulse-secure-client-for-windows-9-1-6-toctou-privilege-escalation-cve-2020-13162/x_refsource_MISC
• packetstormsecurity.comhttp://packetstormsecurity.com/files/158117/Pulse-Secure-Client-For-Windows-Local-Privilege-Escalation.htmlx_refsource_MISC
• kb.pulsesecure.nethttps://kb.pulsesecure.net/articles/Pulse_Security_Advisories/SA44503x_refsource_CONFIRM
• twitter.comhttps://twitter.com/gsepcali/status/1262551597990711296x_refsource_MISC
• twitter.comhttps://twitter.com/gsepcali/status/1272927080909623297x_refsource_MISC
• seclists.org20200904 Pulse Secure Windows Client <9.1.6 (CVE-2020-13162) - exploithttp://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2020/Sep/15mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISC
• packetstormsecurity.comhttp://packetstormsecurity.com/files/159065/Pulse-Secure-Windows-Client-Privilege-Escalation.htmlx_refsource_MISC