7.8
HIGH
CVE-2016-2408
Pulse Secure Desktop Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Description
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.
INFO
Published Date :
Aug. 2, 2016, 4:59 p.m.
Last Modified :
Feb. 18, 2022, 1:15 p.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
No
Impact Score :
5.9
Exploitability Score :
1.8
Affected Products
The following products are affected by CVE-2016-2408
vulnerability.
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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
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information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to
CVE-2016-2408.
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The following list is the news that have been mention
CVE-2016-2408 vulnerability anywhere in the article.
The following table lists the changes that have been made to the
CVE-2016-2408 vulnerability over time.
Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.
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CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Feb. 18, 2022
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed Description An unspecified client-side component in Pulse Secure Desktop Client before 5.0r15.1, 5.1rX before 5.1r9.1, and 5.2rX before 5.2r4.1; Installer Service (formerly Juniper Installer Service) and Collaboration (formerly Secure Meeting) before 8.0r15.1, 8.1rX before 8.1r9.1, and 8.2rX before 8.2r4.1; and Odyssey Access Client before 5.6r18 on Windows allows local users to gain administrative privileges via unknown vectors. 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. Added Reference https://kb.pulsesecure.net/articles/Pulse_Security_Advisories/SA40241/ [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Nov. 28, 2016
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92692 [No Types Assigned] Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036474 [No Types Assigned] -
Modified Analysis by [email protected]
Aug. 04, 2016
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CPE Configuration Configuration 1 AND OR *cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:standalone_pulse_installer_service:7.4r1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:standalone_pulse_installer_service:7.4r2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:standalone_pulse_installer_service:7.4r3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:standalone_pulse_installer_service:7.4r4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:standalone_pulse_installer_service:7.4r5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:standalone_pulse_installer_service:7.4r6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:standalone_pulse_installer_service:7.4r7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:standalone_pulse_installer_service:7.4r8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:standalone_pulse_installer_service:7.4r9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:standalone_pulse_installer_service:7.4r9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:standalone_pulse_installer_service:7.4r9.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:standalone_pulse_installer_service:7.4r9.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:standalone_pulse_installer_service:7.4r10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:standalone_pulse_installer_service:7.4r11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:standalone_pulse_installer_service:7.4r11.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:standalone_pulse_installer_service:7.4r12.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:standalone_pulse_installer_service:7.4r13.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:standalone_pulse_installer_service:7.4r13.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:standalone_pulse_installer_service:7.4r13.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:standalone_pulse_installer_service:7.4r13.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:standalone_pulse_installer_service:7.4r13.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:standalone_pulse_installer_service:7.4r13.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:standalone_pulse_installer_service:7.4r13.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:standalone_pulse_installer_service:8.1r1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:standalone_pulse_installer_service:8.1r2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:standalone_pulse_installer_service:8.1r1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:standalone_pulse_installer_service:8.1r2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:standalone_pulse_installer_service:8.1r3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:standalone_pulse_installer_service:8.1r3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:standalone_pulse_installer_service:8.1r3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:standalone_pulse_installer_service:8.1r4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:standalone_pulse_installer_service:8.1r4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:standalone_pulse_installer_service:8.1r5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:standalone_pulse_installer_service:8.1r6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:standalone_pulse_installer_service:8.1r7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:standalone_pulse_installer_service:8.1r8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:standalone_pulse_installer_service:8.1r9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:standalone_pulse_installer_service:8.0r1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:standalone_pulse_installer_service:8.0r1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:standalone_pulse_installer_service:8.0r2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:standalone_pulse_installer_service:8.0r3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:standalone_pulse_installer_service:8.0r3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:standalone_pulse_installer_service:8.0r3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:standalone_pulse_installer_service:8.0r4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:standalone_pulse_installer_service:8.0r4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:standalone_pulse_installer_service:8.0r5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:standalone_pulse_installer_service:8.0r6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:standalone_pulse_installer_service:8.0r7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:standalone_pulse_installer_service:8.0r7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:standalone_pulse_installer_service:8.0r8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:standalone_pulse_installer_service:8.0r8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:standalone_pulse_installer_service:8.0r9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:standalone_pulse_installer_service:8.0r10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:standalone_pulse_installer_service:8.0r11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:standalone_pulse_installer_service:8.0r12.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:standalone_pulse_installer_service:8.0r13.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:standalone_pulse_installer_service:8.0r13.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:standalone_pulse_installer_service:8.0r14.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:standalone_pulse_installer_service:8.0r15.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:standalone_pulse_installer_service:8.2r1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:standalone_pulse_installer_service:8.2r2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:standalone_pulse_installer_service:8.2r1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_secure_security:8.2r1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_secure_security:8.2r2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_secure_security:8.1r1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_secure_security:8.1r1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_secure_security:8.1r2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_secure_security:8.1r2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_secure_security:8.1r3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_secure_security:8.1r3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_secure_security:8.1r3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_secure_security:8.1r4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_secure_security:8.1r4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_secure_security:8.1r5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_secure_security:8.1r6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_secure_security:8.1r7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_secure_security:8.1r8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_secure_security:8.1r9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_secure_security:8.0r1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_secure_security:8.0r1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_secure_security:8.0r2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_secure_security:8.0r3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_secure_security:8.0r3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_secure_security:8.0r3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_secure_security:8.0r4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_secure_security:8.0r4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_secure_security:8.0r5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_secure_security:8.0r6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_secure_security:8.0r7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_secure_security:8.0r7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_secure_security:8.0r8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_secure_security:8.0r8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_secure_security:8.0r9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_secure_security:8.0r10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_secure_security:8.0r11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_secure_security:8.0r12.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_secure_security:8.0r13.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_secure_security:8.0r13.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_secure_security:8.0r14.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_secure_security:8.0r15.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_secure_security:8.2r1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_secure_desktop:5.0r1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_secure_desktop:5.0r2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_secure_desktop:5.0r3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_secure_desktop:5.0r3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_secure_desktop:5.0r4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_secure_desktop:5.0r4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_secure_desktop:5.0r5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_secure_desktop:5.0r6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_secure_desktop:5.0r7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_secure_desktop:5.0r8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_secure_desktop:5.0r8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_secure_desktop:5.0r9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_secure_desktop:5.0r10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_secure_desktop:5.0r11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_secure_desktop:5.0r12.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_secure_desktop:5.0r13.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_secure_desktop:5.0r13.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_secure_desktop:5.0r14.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_secure_desktop:5.0r15.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_secure_desktop:5.2r1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_secure_desktop:5.1r1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_secure_desktop:5.1r1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_secure_desktop:5.1r2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_secure_desktop:5.1r3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_secure_desktop:5.1r3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_secure_desktop:5.1r3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_secure_desktop:5.2r1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_secure_desktop:5.2r2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_secure_desktop:5.1r9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_secure_desktop:5.1r8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_secure_desktop:5.1r7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_secure_desktop:5.1r6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_secure_desktop:5.1r5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_secure_desktop:5.1r5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_secure_desktop:5.1r4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:odyssey_access_client:5.6r16.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) OR cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Added CVSS V2 (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C) Added CVSS V3 AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Changed Reference Type https://kb.pulsesecure.net/articles/Pulse_Security_Advisories/SA40241 No Types Assigned https://kb.pulsesecure.net/articles/Pulse_Security_Advisories/SA40241 Vendor Advisory Added CWE CWE-264 -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Aug. 04, 2016
Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity
being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS
score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2016-2408 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
(CAPEC)
stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2016-2408
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
0.04 }} 0.00%
score
0.05635
percentile
CVSS30 - Vulnerability Scoring System
Attack Vector
Attack Complexity
Privileges Required
User Interaction
Scope
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability