5.5

CVE-2018-9849: pulsesecure pulse_connect_secure

CVSS: 5.5v3.0MediumModified
Published 10-05-2018Last modified 05-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2018-9849 is a medium (CVSS 5.5) vulnerability in pulsesecure pulse_connect_secure. EPSS estimates a 0.94% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 60.1% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
22/100
0100
Low · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
5.5/10
010
Medium · v3.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
0.94%
0%100%
Low · -0.02 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 10-05-2018
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 05-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Pulse Secure Pulse Connect Secure 8.1.x before 8.1R14, 8.2.x before 8.2R11, and 8.3.x before 8.3R5 do not properly process nested XML entities, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption and memory errors) via a crafted XML document.

CVSS metrics

2 scores · 1 source · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

0.94%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

60%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

-0.02 pp

From 0.95% on 19-09-2026

19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score
0.94%

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

No weakness data has been published for this record.

Affected systems

Pulsesecure1 product

1 vendor · 1 product

References

2 links