Vulnerability Report

CVE-2016-2408

Title: Pulsesecure Pulse Secure Security Auth Bypass

Auth Bypass

Proof Of Concept

No public PoC currently indexed for CVE-2016-2408.

CWE Category CWE-264
Published Date Aug 02, 2016
Modified Date May 06, 2026
Exploit Status Not Found
Score 7.8 CVSS v3.0
Exploit Probability (EPSS)
0.39%

Vulnerability Summary

CVE-2016-2408: 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.

Impacted Vendors

J
juniper 1
P
pulsesecure 4

Reference Links

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92692 http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036474 https://kb.pulsesecure.net/articles/Pulse_Security_Advisories/SA40241 https://kb.pulsesecure.net/articles/Pulse_Security_Advisories/SA40241/ http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92692 http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036474 https://kb.pulsesecure.net/articles/Pulse_Security_Advisories/SA40241 https://kb.pulsesecure.net/articles/Pulse_Security_Advisories/SA40241/
CVSS v3.0
Source Entity [email protected]
Severity HIGH
7.8
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
N/A
Interaction
NONE
Confidentiality
N/A
Integrity
N/A
Availability
N/A
Scope
UNCHANGED
RAW VECTOR CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS v2.0
Source Entity [email protected]
Severity HIGH
7.2
Access Vector
N/A
Authentication
N/A
RAW VECTOR AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Associated Attack Patterns (CAPEC)

Total: Patterns

CVE-2016-2408 Exploits & PoCs (Proof Of Concept)

No public PoCs found in our database for this CVE.

MODIFIED

Vulnerability data updated via NVD.

MODIFIED

Vulnerability data or affected products updated.

PUBLISHED

Vulnerability first announced in NVD.

Attack Vector Matrix

Access Vector LOCAL
Complexity LOW
Privileges N/A
Interaction NONE
CVSS Vector String CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected Stack

No specific products linked.