7.5

CVE-2018-20812: pulsesecure pulse_secure_desktop_client

CVSS: 7.5v3.0HighModified
Published 16-03-2019Last modified 16-09-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2018-20812 is a high (CVSS 7.5) vulnerability in pulsesecure pulse_secure_desktop_client. EPSS estimates a 1.11% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 65.4% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
30/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
7.5/10
010
High · v3.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
1.11%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 16-03-2019
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 16-09-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

An information exposure issue where IPv6 DNS traffic would be sent outside of the VPN tunnel (when Traffic Enforcement was enabled) exists in Pulse Secure Pulse Secure Desktop 9.0R1 and below. This is applicable only to dual-stack (IPv4/IPv6) endpoints.

CVSS metrics

2 scores · 1 source · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

1.11%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

65%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 1.11% on 19-09-2026

19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score
1.11%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Pulsesecure1 product
  • pulse_secure_desktop_client4.0:r1.0 | 4.0:r10.0 | 4.0:r11.0 | 4.0:r11.1 | 4.0:r12.0 | 4.0:r13.0 | 4.0:r2.0 | 4.0:r3.0 | 4.0:r4.0 | 4.0:r5.0 | 4.0:r6.0 | 4.0:r7.0 | 4.0:r8.0 | 4.0:r9.0 | 4.0:r9.1 | 4.0:r9.2 | 5.1:r1.0 | 5.1:r1.1 | 5.1:r10.0 | 5.1:r11.0 | 5.1:r11.1 | 5.1:r12.0 | 5.1:r13.0 | 5.1:r14.0 | 5.1:r2.0 | 5.1:r3.0 | 5.1:r3.1 | 5.1:r4.0 | 5.1:r5.1 | 5.1:r6.0 | 5.1:r7.0 | 5.1:r8.0 | 5.1:r9.0 | 5.1:r9.1 | 5.1r:3.2 | 5.1r:5.0 | 5.3:r1 | 5.3:r1.1 | 5.3:r2 | 5.3:r3 | 5.3:r4 | 5.3:r4.1 | 5.3:r4.2 | 5.3:r5 | 5.3:r5.2 | 5.3:r6 | 5.3:r7 | 9.0:r1 | 9.0:r2 | 9.0:r2.1 | 9.0:r3 | 9.0:r3.2 | 9.0:r4

1 vendor · 1 product

References

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