CVE-2018-16261

6.8 mediumEPSS 0.2%

Medium (6.8) in pulsesecure pulse secure desktop client. EPSS 0.2% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

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

Severity

6.8 medium

CVSS:3.0/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS: 0.2% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 10% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-31)
CWE: CWE-295
Published: 2018-09-06
Modified: 2026-06-17
Record from: the NVD, synced 2026-10-19