VDB-123674 · CVE-2018-15726 · Qualys 371177

Pulse Secure Secure Desktop up to 5.3R4 on MacOS access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability described as critical has been identified in Pulse Secure Secure Desktop up to 5.3R4 on MacOS. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality. Such manipulation leads to access control. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2018-15726. An attack has to be approached locally. There is no exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Pulse Secure Secure Desktop up to 5.3R4 on MacOS and classified as critical. Affected by this issue is an unknown code block. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-264. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

The Pulse Secure Desktop (macOS) 5.3RX before 5.3R5 and 9.0R1 has a Privilege Escalation Vulnerability.

The bug was discovered 08/24/2018. The weakness was shared 09/06/2018 (Website). The advisory is available at kb.pulsesecure.net. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2018-15726 since 08/22/2018. The exploitation is known to be easy. Local access is required to approach this attack. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. This vulnerability is assigned to T1068 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 13 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 371177 (Pulse Secure Desktop Multiple Vulnerabilities(SA43877)).

Upgrading to version 5.3R5 or 9.0R1 eliminates this vulnerability.

The entries VDB-123673, VDB-123675, VDB-123676 and VDB-123677 are related to this item. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.2

VulDB Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Temp Score: 5.1
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NVD Base Score: 5.3
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-264
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Secure Desktop 5.3R5/9.0R1

Timelineinfo

08/22/2018 🔍
08/24/2018 +2 days 🔍
09/06/2018 +12 days 🔍
09/06/2018 +0 days 🔍
09/07/2018 +1 days 🔍
03/21/2020 +561 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: kb.pulsesecure.net
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2018-15726 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2018-15726
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-123674
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Entryinfo

Created: 09/07/2018 07:44
Updated: 03/21/2020 09:52
Changes: 09/07/2018 07:44 (61), 03/21/2020 09:52 (2)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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