CVE-2018-4006

Public Exploit

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.

Category

7.8
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.04%
Third-Party Advisory talosintelligence.com
Affected: n/a Shimo VPN
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2018-0675 third party advisory exploit

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2018-4006?
CVE-2018-4006 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2018-4006?
To fix CVE-2018-4006, 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-2018-4006 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2018-4006 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.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2018-4006?
CVE-2018-4006 affects n/a Shimo VPN.
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