A vulnerability in the Pulse Connect Secure / Pulse Policy Secure < 9.1R9 is vulnerable to arbitrary cookie injection.

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• cpe ivanti/connect secure9.1

How to fix CVE-2020-8261

• No stored fix

  No vendor fix text is stored. Use the linked advisory before you change production.

• Version check

  Seen in 9.1

• Advisory

  Open the cve_org record and follow its fix.

• Official advisories

  • CVE.org · cve.org
  • Monitored products — critical · nvd.nist.gov

What to do

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Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

1. Oct 28, 2020 · Monitored products — critical

   Detected

   A vulnerability in the Pulse Connect Secure / Pulse Policy Secure < 9.1R9 is vulnerable to arbitrary cookie injection.

2. Jun 17, 2026 · Monitored products — critical

   Updated

   A vulnerability in the Pulse Connect Secure / Pulse Policy Secure < 9.1R9 is vulnerable to arbitrary cookie injection.

Sources

• CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2020-8261

  Official CVE identifier

  cve.org
• Monitored products — criticalVendor advisoryCVE-2020-8261

  A vulnerability in the Pulse Connect Secure / Pulse Policy Secure < 9.1R9 is vulnerable to arbitrary cookie injection.

  nvd.nist.gov

References

• Vendor Advisory · kb.pulsesecure.net

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Nov 5, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.

• CVE.orgNov 4, 2026
• Monitored products — criticalNov 2, 2026