CVE-2016-2408 Privilege escalation in n/a
Restricted users can gain elevated privileges on Windows systems running Pulse Secure Desktop or Installer Service.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2016-2408?
CVE-2016-2408 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 2 Aug 2016. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official 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.
Weakness: CWE-264
Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-2408?
It affects 4 products.
Products include Pulsesecure Odyssey Access Client, Pulsesecure Pulse Secure Desktop, Pulsesecure Pulse Secure Security, Pulsesecure Standalone Pulse Installer Service.
How do I fix CVE-2016-2408?
No fix has been published for CVE-2016-2408 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2016-2408 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-2408 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-6rj8-3725-h29x.