CVE-2018-4008
High
Description
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.
SeverityHigh
CVSS7.8
Exploit probability—
ProductShimovpn Shimo Vpn
PublishedApr 15, 2019
First seenApr 15, 2019
How to fix
Sources list no fixed version or patch link for this vulnerability.
Affected products
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| shimovpn shimo_vpn | 4.1.5.1 | — |
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