CVE-2016-3985

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Summary

CVECVE-2016-3985
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2016-04-12 02:00:08 UTC
Updated2026-05-06 22:30:45 UTC
DescriptionThe Terminal Services Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) client session restrictions feature in Pulse Connect Secure (aka PCS) 8.1R7 and 8.2R1 allow remote authenticated users to bypass intended access restrictions via unspecified vectors.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.0 6.5 MEDIUM from [email protected]

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Problem Types: CWE-284 | n/a

VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.0[email protected]Primary6.5MEDIUMCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
2.0[email protected]Primary3.3AV:N/AC:L/Au:M/C:N/I:P/A:N

CVSS v3.0 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
High
Availability
None

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
Multiple
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
Partial
Availability
None

AV:N/AC:L/Au:M/C:N/I:P/A:N

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Pulsesecure Pulse Connect Secure 8.1r7 All All All
Application Pulsesecure Pulse Connect Secure 8.2r1 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Pulse Connect Secure Remote Authenticated Users Bypass RDP Security Restrictions on the Target System - SecurityTracker af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securitytracker.com
Public KB - SA40166 - Remote desktop protocol (RDP) client restriction bypass issue af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 kb.pulsesecure.net Vendor Advisory
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NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

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