CVE-2018-6822

Critical

Description

In PureVPN 6.0.1 on macOS, HelperTool LaunchDaemon implements an unprotected XPC service that can be abused to execute system commands as root.

SeverityCritical
CVSS9.8
Exploit probability—
ProductPurevpn
PublishedFeb 7, 2018
First seenFeb 7, 2018

How to fix

Update
  • purevpn purevpn6.0.1 or later

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
purevpn purevpnv < 6.0.16.0.1

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