CVE-2018-9849
mediumpriority · track · 22EPSS 0.009 · 61 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-26
Pulse Secure Pulse Connect Secure 8.1.x before 8.1R14, 8.2.x before 8.2R11, and 8.3.x before 8.3R5 do not properly process nested XML entities, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption and memory errors) via a crafted XML document.
cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode
weaknesses
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affected products (4)
Products and version ranges known to be affected.
- pulsesecure pulse connect secure8.1 → 8.1r14nvdUScpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_connect_secure:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- pulsesecure pulse connect secure8.2 → 8.2r11nvdUScpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_connect_secure:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- pulsesecure pulse connect secure8.3 → 8.3r5nvdUScpe:2.3:a:pulsesecure:pulse_connect_secure:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
also known as (3)
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sources
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references (6)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- https://kb.pulsesecure.net/articles/Pulse_Security_Advisories/SA43730cnnvd
- https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104160cnnvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104160enisa_euvd
- https://kb.pulsesecure.net/articles/Pulse_Security_Advisories/SA43730enisa_euvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104160Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entrynvd
- https://kb.pulsesecure.net/articles/Pulse_Security_Advisories/SA43730Vendor Advisorynvd
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