CVE-2018-15865
The Pulse Secure Desktop (macOS) has a Privilege Escalation Vulnerability.
The Pulse Secure Desktop (macOS) has a Privilege Escalation Vulnerability.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
The Pulse Secure Desktop (macOS) has a Privilege Escalation Vulnerability.
- Record
CVE-2018-15865- CVSS 3.0
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 4.6 Medium
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
The Pulse Secure Desktop (macOS) has a Privilege Escalation Vulnerability.
- Record
CVE-2018-15865- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2018-7722 No score
The Pulse Secure Desktop (macOS) has a Privilege Escalation Vulnerability.
- Record
EUVD-2018-7722- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-xc7r-jvc4-7jrc
The Pulse Secure Desktop (macOS) has a Privilege Escalation Vulnerability.
The Pulse Secure Desktop (macOS) has a Privilege Escalation Vulnerability.
- Record
GHSA-xc7r-jvc4-7jrc- CVSS 3.0
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2018-15865 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) in Pulsesecure Pulse Secure Desktop Client, published September 6, 2018. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.32%, the 24th percentile. No source names a fixed version.