CVE-2023-34298

HIGH

Ivanti Pulse Secure Desktop Client < 9.1 - Local Privilege Escalation via SetupService Path Traversal

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

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.

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