What is CVE-2016-2408?

CVE-2016-2408 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Windows, classified under CWE-264. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2016-08-02.

How severe is CVE-2016-2408?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Microsoft Windows

CVE-2016-2408

Pulse Secure Desktop before 5.2R2 and Pulse Secure Installer Service before 8.2R2 and below for Windows allow restricted users to gain privileges via unspecified vectors.

Published 2016-08-02 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.004 (30.2th percentile), scored 2026-09-28.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 30th percentile — 30.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.004 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Microsoft Windows
Pulsesecure Odyssey Access Client
Pulsesecure Pulse Secure Desktop — versions 5.0r1.0, 5.0r2.0, 5.0r3.0
Pulsesecure Pulse Secure Security — versions 8.0r1.0, 8.0r1.1, 8.0r2.0
Pulsesecure Standalone Pulse Installer Service — versions 7.4r1.0, 7.4r2.0, 7.4r3.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-264

References

www.securityfocus.com/bid/92692 (vdb-entry)
kb.pulsesecure.net/articles/Pulse_Security_Advisories/SA40241 (Vendor Advisory)
www.securitytracker.com/id/1036474 (vdb-entry)
kb.pulsesecure.net/articles/Pulse_Security_Advisories/SA40241/

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-2408?: CVE-2016-2408 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Windows, classified under CWE-264. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2016-08-02.
How severe is CVE-2016-2408?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.