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CVE-2023-34298

23
FAUCET Score

CVE-2023-34298 is a directory traversal vulnerability in the Pulse Secure Client SetupService, affecting Ivanti Pulse Secure Desktop Client, Installer Service, and Secure Access Client. This flaw allows a local, low-privileged attacker to escalate privileges and execute arbitrary code due to improper path validation during file operations. Rated 7.8 HIGH on CVSS, it requires prior low-privileged code execution on the target system. There is currently no public exploit code, active exploitation, or significant community discussion surrounding this vulnerability.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
< 9.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:ivanti:pulse_secure_desktop_client:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
9.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:ivanti:pulse_secure_desktop_client:9.1:r15:*:*:*:*:*:*
9.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:ivanti:pulse_secure_installer_service:9.1:r18.23345:*:*:*:*:*:*
22.4.1439CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:ivanti:pulse_secure_installer_service:22.4.1439:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
22.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:ivanti:secure_access_client:22.2:r1:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

7.8HIGH

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
1.8
Impact Score
5.9
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.97%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
58.3%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0097 is in the 91st percentile among its peer group of 17,070 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.2 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Vendor Patches (1)

ivantivendor investigatingvia nvd_reference
View patch

References

forums.ivanti.com / s/article/CVE-2023-34298-Ivanti-Secure-Access-Client-local-privilege-escalation
Vendor Advisory
zerodayinitiative.com / advisories/ZDI-23-858
Third Party Advisory