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.

EPSS: 0.012 (65.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

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.

Affected products

Pulsesecure Pulse_connect_secure — versions 8.1r7, 8.2r1
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-284 — Improper Access Control

References

cve@mitre.org (vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK)
cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, 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.