CVE-2018-16261

In Pulse Secure Pulse Desktop Client 5.3RX before 5.3R5 and 9.0R1, there is a Privilege Escalation Vulnerability with Dynamic Certificate Trust.

CVSS v3 6.8 MEDIUM
CVSS v2.0 4.6 MEDIUM

6.8^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector : AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploitability : 0.9 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector PHYSICAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

4.6^/10

CVSS v2.0 : MEDIUM

Vector : AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 6.4

Access Vector LOCAL

Access Complexity LOW

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact PARTIAL

Integrity Impact PARTIAL

Availability Impact PARTIAL

References

Link	Resource
https://kb.pulsesecure.net/articles/Pulse_Security_Advisories/SA43877	Vendor Advisory
https://kb.pulsesecure.net/articles/Pulse_Security_Advisories/SA43877	Vendor Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_secure_desktop_client:5.3r1:::::windows::
	cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_secure_desktop_client:5.3r1.1:::::windows::
	cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_secure_desktop_client:5.3r2:::::windows::
	cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_secure_desktop_client:5.3r3:::::windows::
	cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_secure_desktop_client:5.3r4:::::windows::
	cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_secure_desktop_client:5.3r4.1:::::windows::
	cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_secure_desktop_client:5.3r4.2:::::windows::
	cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_secure_desktop_client:5.3rx:::::windows::
	cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_secure_desktop_client:9.0r1:::::windows::

History

21 Nov 2024, 03:52

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
References	~~() https://kb.pulsesecure.net/articles/Pulse_Security_Advisories/SA43877 - Vendor Advisory~~	() https://kb.pulsesecure.net/articles/Pulse_Security_Advisories/SA43877 - Vendor Advisory

Information

Published : 2018-09-06 23:29

Updated : 2024-11-21 03:52

NVD link : CVE-2018-16261

Mitre link : CVE-2018-16261

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2018-16261

JSON object : View

Products Affected

pulsesecure

pulse_secure_desktop_client

CWE

CWE-295

Improper Certificate Validation

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