CVE-2019-12174
High
Description
hide.me before 2.4.4 on macOS suffers from a privilege escalation vulnerability in the connectWithExecutablePath:configFilePath:configFileName method of the me_hide_vpnhelper.Helper class in the me.hide.vpnhelper macOS privilege helper tool. This method takes user-supplied input and can be used to escalate privileges, as well as obtain the ability to run any application on the system in the root context.
SeverityHigh
CVSS7.8
Exploit probability—
ProductHide.me
PublishedJul 8, 2019
First seenJul 8, 2019
How to fix
Update
- hide hide.me2.4.4 or later
Affected products
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| hide hide.me | v < 2.4.4 | 2.4.4 |
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