{"id":"CVE-2018-7572","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2018-7572","generatedAt":"2026-10-28T20:09:11.106Z","title":"Pulse Secure Client 9.0R1 and 5.3RX before 5.3R5, when configured to authenticate VPN users during Windows Logon, can allow attackers to bypass Windows authentication and execute commands on the system with the privileges of Pulse Secure Client.","description":"Pulse Secure Client 9.0R1 and 5.3RX before 5.3R5, when configured to authenticate VPN users during Windows Logon, can allow attackers to bypass Windows authentication and execute commands on the system with the privileges of Pulse Secure Client. The attacker must interrupt the client's network connectivity, and trigger a connection to a crafted proxy server with an invalid SSL certificate that allows certification-manager access, leading to the ability to browse local files and execute local programs.","published":"2018-09-12T16:29:04.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-17T02:03:24.000Z","status":"Modified","sourceIdentifier":"cve@mitre.org","cvss":{"version":"3.0","score":6.8,"severity":"MEDIUM","vector":"CVSS:3.0/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"},"cwe":["CWE-287"],"affected":["pulsesecure/pulse secure desktop"],"epss":{"score":0.00364,"percentile":0.30107,"date":"2026-10-27","history":[]},"kev":{"listed":false},"exploits":{"count":0,"verified":false,"firstPublished":null,"source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[]},"verdict":{"level":"low","text":"Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.36%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own."},"changes":[],"references":[{"url":"https://www.mdsec.co.uk/2018/09/advisory-cve-2018-7572-pulse-secure-client-authentication-bypass/","tags":["Third Party Advisory"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://www.mdsec.co.uk/2018/09/advisory-cve-2018-7572-pulse-secure-client-authentication-bypass/","tags":["Third Party Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-7572","epss":"https://www.first.org/epss/","kev":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","exploitdb":"https://www.exploit-db.com/"},"licence":"CC BY 4.0 — link back to the CVE Explorer if you publish the results; upstream data remains subject to its own terms."}