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Pulse Secure Pulse Connect Secure: CVE-2018-16261: Multiple vulnerabilities resolved in Pulse Connect Secure / Pulse Policy Secure / Pulse Secure Desktop 9.0R1/9.0R2 (SA43877)

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Pulse Secure Pulse Connect Secure: CVE-2018-16261: Multiple vulnerabilities resolved in Pulse Connect Secure / Pulse Policy Secure / Pulse Secure Desktop 9.0R1/9.0R2 (SA43877)

Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
09/06/2018
Created
10/28/2020
Added
10/28/2020
Modified
02/15/2024

Description

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

Solution(s)

  • pulse-secure-pulse-connect-secure-upgrade-8_1r14
  • pulse-secure-pulse-connect-secure-upgrade-8_3r6
  • pulse-secure-pulse-connect-secure-upgrade-9_0r1

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