HIGH
The Pulse Secure Desktop (macOS) has a Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Published Sep 6, 2018
7.8
HIGHCVSS 3.0
EPSS 0.32%
Description
The Pulse Secure Desktop (macOS) has a Privilege Escalation Vulnerability.
Affected products
No data.
OR
- 5.1r1.0
- 5.1r1.1
- 5.1r2.0
- 5.1r3.0
- 5.1r3.1
- 5.1r3.2
- 5.1r4.0
- 5.1r5.0
- 5.1r5.1
- 5.1r6.0
- 5.1r7.0
- 5.1r8.0
- 5.1r9.0
- 5.1r9.1
- 5.1r10.0
- 5.1rx
- 5.3r1
- 5.3r1.1
- 5.3r2
- 5.3r3
- 5.3r4
- 5.3r4.1
- 5.3r4.2
- 5.3r5
- 5.3r5.2
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
7.8 HIGH NVD
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector Local
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required Low
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact High
Integrity Impact High
Availability Impact High
4.6 MEDIUM NVD
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Access Vector Local
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact Partial
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
0.32% 0.00317
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.00317
Score over time
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
Table of values (9 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.32% (0.00317) | 22.29th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 20, 2026 | 0.32% (0.00317) | 24.83th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jul 20, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00044) | 12.95th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 25, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00044) | 12.27th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00044) | 10.26th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 27.89th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 10.50th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 0.42% (0.00416) | 10.04th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 0.42% (0.00416) | 0.00th | v1 |
Weaknesses (0)
No CWE recorded.
References (1)
- https://kb.pulsesecure.net/articles/Pulse_Security_Advisories/SA43877 x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| https://kb.pulsesecure.net/articles/Pulse_Security_Advisories/SA43877 | x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Sep 6, 2018
Updated Aug 5, 2024
Reserved Aug 24, 2018
Link CVE-2018-15865
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a