CVE-2023-34298
HIGHIvanti Pulse Secure Desktop Client < 9.1 - Local Privilege Escalation via SetupService Path Traversal
Title source: llmDescription
Pulse Secure Client SetupService Directory Traversal Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability. This vulnerability 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 vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within SetupService. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of a user-supplied path prior to using it in file operations. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to escalate privileges and execute arbitrary code in the context of the service. Was ZDI-CAN-17687.
References (2)
Core 2
Core References
Vendor Advisory
https://forums.ivanti.com/s/article/CVE-2023-34298-Ivanti-Secure-Access-Client-local-privilege-escalation?language=en_US
Third Party Advisory x_research-advisory
https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-23-858/
Scores
CVSS v3
7.8
EPSS
0.0012
EPSS Percentile
29.8%
Attack Vector
LOCAL
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CISA SSVC
Vulnrichment
Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical Impact
total
Details
CWE
CWE-22
Status
published
Products (6)
ivanti/pulse_secure_desktop_client
9.1 r15
ivanti/pulse_secure_desktop_client
< 9.1
ivanti/pulse_secure_installer_service
9.1 r18.23345
ivanti/pulse_secure_installer_service
22.4.1439
ivanti/secure_access_client
22.2 r1
ivanti/secure_access_client
22.3 r1 (2 CPE variants)
Published
May 03, 2024
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026