CVE-2018-18860

Public Exploit

Description

A local privilege escalation vulnerability has been identified in the SwitchVPN client 2.1012.03 for macOS. Due to over-permissive configuration settings and a SUID binary, an attacker is able to execute arbitrary binaries as root.

7.8

CVSS

Severity: High

CVSS 3.0 •

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 0.40%

Third-Party Advisory packetstormsecurity.com Third-Party Advisory seclists.org Third-Party Advisory exploit-db.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/150323/SwitchVPN-For-MacOS-2.1012.03-Privilege-Escalation.html	exploit vdb entry third party advisory
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45854/	exploit vdb entry third party advisory
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2018/Nov/38	mailing list exploit third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2018-18860?: CVE-2018-18860 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2018-18860?: To fix CVE-2018-18860, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2018-18860 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2018-18860 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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