CVE-2016-2408

Pulse Secure Desktop before 5.2R2 and Pulse Secure Installer Service before 8.2R2 and below for Windows allow restricted users to gain privileges via unspecified vectors.

Published: 2016-08-02 Last update: 2026-05-06 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
View at NVD, CVE.org, EUVD

CVE-2016-2408 is rated Low Risk (36.3/100): CVSS High severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.06%). Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2016-2408

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2025-03-17 0.04% 0.06% +0.01%
2 2023-03-07 0.89% 0.04% -0.85%
3 2022-02-04 — 0.89% —

Full EPSS history (3 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2016-2408

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.8 3.0 HIGH
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:L)
They already need access on the box, or another person has to do something wrong; it’s not a remote drive-by.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:L)
A normal user session is enough; they don’t have to be admin.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:H)
They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
 1.8 5.9 [email protected]
7.2 2.0 HIGH
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C Click to expand
Access vector (AV:L)
Requires local access to the target system.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:C)
Complete confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:C)
Complete integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:C)
Complete availability impact.
 3.9 10.0 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2016-2408

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2016-2408

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
pulsesecure odyssey_access_client <= 5.6r16.0 cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:odyssey_access_client:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
pulsesecure pulse_secure_desktop 5.0r1.0 cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_secure_desktop:5.0r1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
pulsesecure pulse_secure_desktop 5.0r2.0 cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_secure_desktop:5.0r2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
pulsesecure pulse_secure_desktop 5.0r3.0 cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_secure_desktop:5.0r3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
pulsesecure pulse_secure_desktop 5.0r3.1 cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_secure_desktop:5.0r3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
pulsesecure pulse_secure_desktop 5.0r4.0 cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_secure_desktop:5.0r4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
pulsesecure pulse_secure_desktop 5.0r4.1 cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_secure_desktop:5.0r4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
pulsesecure pulse_secure_desktop 5.0r5.0 cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_secure_desktop:5.0r5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
pulsesecure pulse_secure_desktop 5.0r6.0 cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_secure_desktop:5.0r6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
pulsesecure pulse_secure_desktop 5.0r7.0 cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_secure_desktop:5.0r7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
pulsesecure pulse_secure_desktop 5.0r8.0 cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_secure_desktop:5.0r8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
pulsesecure pulse_secure_desktop 5.0r8.1 cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_secure_desktop:5.0r8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
pulsesecure pulse_secure_desktop 5.0r9.0 cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_secure_desktop:5.0r9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
pulsesecure pulse_secure_desktop 5.0r10.0 cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_secure_desktop:5.0r10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
pulsesecure pulse_secure_desktop 5.0r11.0 cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_secure_desktop:5.0r11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
pulsesecure pulse_secure_desktop 5.0r12.0 cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_secure_desktop:5.0r12.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
pulsesecure pulse_secure_desktop 5.0r13.0 cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_secure_desktop:5.0r13.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
pulsesecure pulse_secure_desktop 5.0r13.1 cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_secure_desktop:5.0r13.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
pulsesecure pulse_secure_desktop 5.0r14.0 cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_secure_desktop:5.0r14.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
pulsesecure pulse_secure_desktop 5.0r15.0 cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_secure_desktop:5.0r15.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
pulsesecure pulse_secure_desktop 5.1r1.0 cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_secure_desktop:5.1r1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
pulsesecure pulse_secure_desktop 5.1r1.1 cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_secure_desktop:5.1r1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
pulsesecure pulse_secure_desktop 5.1r2.0 cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_secure_desktop:5.1r2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
pulsesecure pulse_secure_desktop 5.1r3.0 cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_secure_desktop:5.1r3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
pulsesecure pulse_secure_desktop 5.1r3.1 cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_secure_desktop:5.1r3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
pulsesecure pulse_secure_desktop 5.1r3.2 cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_secure_desktop:5.1r3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
pulsesecure pulse_secure_desktop 5.1r4.0 cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_secure_desktop:5.1r4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
pulsesecure pulse_secure_desktop 5.1r5.0 cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_secure_desktop:5.1r5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
pulsesecure pulse_secure_desktop 5.1r5.1 cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_secure_desktop:5.1r5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
pulsesecure pulse_secure_desktop 5.1r6.0 cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_secure_desktop:5.1r6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
pulsesecure pulse_secure_desktop 5.1r7.0 cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_secure_desktop:5.1r7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
pulsesecure pulse_secure_desktop 5.1r8.0 cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_secure_desktop:5.1r8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
pulsesecure pulse_secure_desktop 5.1r9.0 cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_secure_desktop:5.1r9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
pulsesecure pulse_secure_desktop 5.2r1.0 cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_secure_desktop:5.2r1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
pulsesecure pulse_secure_desktop 5.2r1.1 cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_secure_desktop:5.2r1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
pulsesecure pulse_secure_desktop 5.2r2.0 cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_secure_desktop:5.2r2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
pulsesecure pulse_secure_security 8.0r1.0 cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_secure_security:8.0r1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
pulsesecure pulse_secure_security 8.0r1.1 cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_secure_security:8.0r1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
pulsesecure pulse_secure_security 8.0r2.0 cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_secure_security:8.0r2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
pulsesecure pulse_secure_security 8.0r3.0 cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_secure_security:8.0r3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
pulsesecure pulse_secure_security 8.0r3.1 cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_secure_security:8.0r3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
pulsesecure pulse_secure_security 8.0r3.2 cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_secure_security:8.0r3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
pulsesecure pulse_secure_security 8.0r4.0 cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_secure_security:8.0r4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
pulsesecure pulse_secure_security 8.0r4.1 cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_secure_security:8.0r4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
pulsesecure pulse_secure_security 8.0r5.0 cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_secure_security:8.0r5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
pulsesecure pulse_secure_security 8.0r6.0 cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_secure_security:8.0r6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
pulsesecure pulse_secure_security 8.0r7.0 cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_secure_security:8.0r7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
pulsesecure pulse_secure_security 8.0r7.1 cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_secure_security:8.0r7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
pulsesecure pulse_secure_security 8.0r8.0 cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_secure_security:8.0r8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
pulsesecure pulse_secure_security 8.0r8.1 cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_secure_security:8.0r8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
pulsesecure pulse_secure_security 8.0r9.0 cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_secure_security:8.0r9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
pulsesecure pulse_secure_security 8.0r10.0 cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_secure_security:8.0r10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
pulsesecure pulse_secure_security 8.0r11.0 cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_secure_security:8.0r11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
pulsesecure pulse_secure_security 8.0r12.1 cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_secure_security:8.0r12.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
pulsesecure pulse_secure_security 8.0r13.0 cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_secure_security:8.0r13.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
pulsesecure pulse_secure_security 8.0r13.1 cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_secure_security:8.0r13.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
pulsesecure pulse_secure_security 8.0r14.0 cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_secure_security:8.0r14.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
pulsesecure pulse_secure_security 8.0r15.0 cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_secure_security:8.0r15.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
pulsesecure pulse_secure_security 8.1r1.0 cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_secure_security:8.1r1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
pulsesecure pulse_secure_security 8.1r1.1 cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_secure_security:8.1r1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
pulsesecure pulse_secure_security 8.1r2.0 cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_secure_security:8.1r2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
pulsesecure pulse_secure_security 8.1r2.1 cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_secure_security:8.1r2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
pulsesecure pulse_secure_security 8.1r3.0 cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_secure_security:8.1r3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
pulsesecure pulse_secure_security 8.1r3.1 cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_secure_security:8.1r3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
pulsesecure pulse_secure_security 8.1r3.2 cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_secure_security:8.1r3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
pulsesecure pulse_secure_security 8.1r4.0 cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_secure_security:8.1r4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
pulsesecure pulse_secure_security 8.1r4.1 cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_secure_security:8.1r4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
pulsesecure pulse_secure_security 8.1r5.0 cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_secure_security:8.1r5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
pulsesecure pulse_secure_security 8.1r6.0 cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_secure_security:8.1r6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
pulsesecure pulse_secure_security 8.1r7.0 cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_secure_security:8.1r7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
pulsesecure pulse_secure_security 8.1r8.0 cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_secure_security:8.1r8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
pulsesecure pulse_secure_security 8.1r9.0 cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_secure_security:8.1r9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
pulsesecure pulse_secure_security 8.2r1.0 cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_secure_security:8.2r1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
pulsesecure pulse_secure_security 8.2r1.1 cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_secure_security:8.2r1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
pulsesecure pulse_secure_security 8.2r2.0 cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_secure_security:8.2r2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
pulsesecure standalone_pulse_installer_service 7.4r1.0 cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:standalone_pulse_installer_service:7.4r1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
pulsesecure standalone_pulse_installer_service 7.4r2.0 cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:standalone_pulse_installer_service:7.4r2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
pulsesecure standalone_pulse_installer_service 7.4r3.0 cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:standalone_pulse_installer_service:7.4r3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
pulsesecure standalone_pulse_installer_service 7.4r4.0 cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:standalone_pulse_installer_service:7.4r4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
pulsesecure standalone_pulse_installer_service 7.4r5.0 cpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:standalone_pulse_installer_service:7.4r5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2016-2408

cvelogic Threat Intelligence