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    CVE-2018-4008

    An exploitable privilege escalation vulnerability exists in the Shimo VPN 4.1.5.1 helper service in the RunVpncScript command. The command takes a user-supplied script argument and executes it under root context. A user with local access can use this vulnerability to raise their privileges to root. An attacker would need local access to the machine to successfully exploit this bug.

    Published:Apr 15, 2019
    Last Modified:Nov 21, 2024
    EPS:Apr 15, 2019
    EPSS Score:0.00109
    CVSS Score:7.8

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Shimovpn
    Product
    Shimo Vpn

    Exploits

    https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2018-0677https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2018-0677

    Common Weakness Enumeration

    CWE-269 Improper Privilege Management

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High