What is CVE-2020-8956?

CVE-2020-8956 is a low-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Windows, classified under Weak Password Requirements. CVSS score: 3.3/10. Published 2020-10-27.

How severe is CVE-2020-8956?

Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 3.3 out of 10.

Is CVE-2020-8956 known to be exploited?

2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Vulnerability in Microsoft Windows

CVE-2020-8956

Pulse Secure Desktop Client 9.0Rx before 9.0R5 and 9.1Rx before 9.1R4 on Windows reveals users' passwords if Save Settings is enabled.

EPSS: 0.012 (64.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 3.3 (Low). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Microsoft Windows
Pulsesecure Pulse_secure_desktop — versions 9.0r1.0, 9.0r2.0, 9.0r2.1
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-521 — Weak Password Requirements

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_MISC, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-8956?: CVE-2020-8956 is a low-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Windows, classified under Weak Password Requirements. CVSS score: 3.3/10. Published 2020-10-27.
How severe is CVE-2020-8956?: Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 3.3 out of 10.
Is CVE-2020-8956 known to be exploited?: 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.