What is CVE-2016-3985?

CVE-2016-3985 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Pulsesecure Pulse Connect Secure, classified under Improper Access Control. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2016-04-12.

How severe is CVE-2016-3985?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Pulsesecure Pulse Connect Secure

CVE-2016-3985

The Terminal Services Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) client session restrictions feature in Pulse Connect Secure (aka PCS) 8.1R7 and 8.2R1 allow remote authenticated users to bypass intended access restrictions via unspecified vectors.

Published 2016-04-12 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.012 (67.4th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 67th percentile — 67.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.012 · newest: 0.012 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Pulsesecure Pulse Connect Secure — versions 8.1r7, 8.2r1

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-284 — Improper Access Control

References

www.securitytracker.com/id/1035129 (vdb-entry)
kb.pulsesecure.net/articles/Pulse_Security_Advisories/SA40166 (Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-3985?: CVE-2016-3985 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Pulsesecure Pulse Connect Secure, classified under Improper Access Control. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2016-04-12.
How severe is CVE-2016-3985?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.