CVEs-PoC/2020/CVE-2020-8239.md

### [CVE-2020-8239](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2020-8239)
![](https://img.shields.io/static/v1?label=Product&message=Pulse%20Secure%20Desktop%20Cient&color=blue)
![](https://img.shields.io/static/v1?label=Version&message=n%2Fa&color=blue)
![](https://img.shields.io/static/v1?label=Vulnerability&message=Privilege%20Escalation%20(CAPEC-233)&color=brighgreen)

### Description

A vulnerability in the Pulse Secure Desktop Client < 9.1R9 is vulnerable to the client registry privilege escalation attack. This fix also requires Server Side Upgrade due to Standalone Host Checker Client (Windows) and Windows PDC.

### POC

#### Reference
- https://kb.pulsesecure.net/articles/Pulse_Security_Advisories/SA44601

#### Github
- https://github.com/withdk/pulse-secure-vpn-mitm-research