What is CVE-2018-16261?

CVE-2018-16261 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Pulsesecure Pulse_secure_desktop_client, classified under Improper Certificate Validation. CVSS score: 6.8/10. Published 2018-09-06.

How severe is CVE-2018-16261?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.8 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Pulsesecure Pulse_secure_desktop_client

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.

Vulnerability class: Improper Certificate Validation

EPSS: 0.002 (10.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.8 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Pulsesecure Pulse_secure_desktop_client — versions 5.3r1, 5.3r1.1, 5.3r2
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-295 — Improper Certificate Validation

References

cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-16261?: CVE-2018-16261 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Pulsesecure Pulse_secure_desktop_client, classified under Improper Certificate Validation. CVSS score: 6.8/10. Published 2018-09-06.
How severe is CVE-2018-16261?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.8 out of 10.