CVE-2018-7493

Description

CactusVPN through 6.0 for macOS suffers from a root privilege escalation vulnerability in its privileged helper tool. The privileged helper tool implements an XPC interface, which allows arbitrary applications to execute system commands as root.

9.8

CVSS

Severity: Critical

CVSS 3.0 •

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 0.36%

Third-Party Advisory github.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
https://github.com/VerSprite/research/blob/master/advisories/VS-2018-007.md	third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2018-7493?: CVE-2018-7493 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2018-7493?: To fix CVE-2018-7493, 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-2018-7493 being actively exploited in the wild?: As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2018-7493 is being actively exploited. 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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