PT-2023-24794 · Pulse Secure · Pulse Secure Client

Published 2023-06-14 · Updated 2025-08-13 · CVE-2023-34298

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

7.8

High

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Pulse Secure Client (affected versions not specified)

Description This issue allows local attackers to escalate privileges on affected installations of Pulse Secure Client. An attacker must first obtain the ability to execute low-privileged code on the target system in order to exploit this issue. The specific flaw exists within the SetupService, resulting from the lack of proper validation of a user-supplied path prior to using it in file operations. An attacker can leverage this issue to escalate privileges and execute arbitrary code in the context of the service.

Recommendations At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this issue.

Fix

LPE

Path traversal

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-22

Related Identifiers

CVE-2023-34298

ZDI-23-858

Affected Products

Pulse Secure Client

References · 6

• https://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-23-858 · Security Note
• https://forums.ivanti.com/s/article/CVE-2023-34298-Ivanti-Secure-Access-Client-local-privilege-escalation?language=en_US · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-34298 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-34298 · Security Note
• https://twitter.com/CVEnew/status/1787926476110856629 · Twitter Post
• https://t.me/cveNotify/132021 · Telegram Post