CVE-2018-4006
Severity CVSS v4.0:
Pending analysis
Type:
CWE-20
Input Validation
Publication date:
17/04/2019
Last modified:
02/02/2023
Description
An exploitable privilege escalation vulnerability exists in the Shimo VPN 4.1.5.1 helper service in the writeConfig functionality. A non-root user is able to write a file anywhere on the system. 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 exploit it successfully.
Impact
Base Score 3.x
7.80
Severity 3.x
HIGH
Base Score 2.0
7.20
Severity 2.0
HIGH
Vulnerable products and versions
CPE | From | Up to |
---|---|---|
cpe:2.3:a:shimovpn:shimo_vpn:4.1.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
To consult the complete list of CPE names with products and versions, see this page