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CVE-2018-4010

HIGH
Published 2018-09-07T15:00:00Z
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CVSS Score

V3.0
8.8
/10
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Base Score Metrics
Exploitability: N/A Impact: N/A

EPSS Score

v2025.03.14
0.005
probability
of exploitation in the wild

There is a 0.5% chance that this vulnerability will be exploited in the wild within the next 30 days.

Updated: 2025-06-25
Exploit Probability
Percentile: 0.667
Higher than 66.7% of all CVEs

Attack Vector Metrics

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
CHANGED

Impact Metrics

Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH

Description

An exploitable code execution vulnerability exists in the connect functionality of ProtonVPN VPN client 1.5.1. A specially crafted configuration file can cause a privilege escalation, resulting in the ability to execute arbitrary commands with the system's privileges.

Available Exploits

No exploits available for this CVE.

Related News

No news articles found for this CVE.

Affected Products

Talos

ProtonVPN

Affected Versions:

ProtonVPN VPN Client 1.5.1

GitHub Security Advisories

Community-driven vulnerability intelligence from GitHub

⚠ Unreviewed HIGH

GHSA-jg7p-w69v-cf32

Advisory Details

An exploitable code execution vulnerability exists in the connect functionality of ProtonVPN VPN client 1.5.1. A specially crafted configuration file can cause a privilege escalation, resulting in the ability to execute arbitrary commands with the system's privileges.

CVSS Scoring

CVSS Score

7.5

CVSS Vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

References

ADVISORY https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-4010
WEB https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2018-0679
WEB http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105319

Advisory provided by GitHub Security Advisory Database. Published: May 13, 2022, Modified: May 13, 2022

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105319
https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2018-0679
Published: 2018-09-07T15:00:00Z
Last Modified: 2024-09-16T17:54:36.228Z
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