Vulnerability Details : CVE-2018-7281
CactusVPN 5.3.6 for macOS contains a root privilege escalation vulnerability through a setuid root binary called runme. The binary takes a single command line argument and passes this argument to a system() call, thus allowing low privileged users to execute commands as root.
Vulnerability category: Gain privilege
Products affected by CVE-2018-7281
- cpe:2.3:a:cactusvpn:cactusvpn:5.3.6:*:*:*:*:macos:*:*
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2018-7281
0.10%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days
EPSS Score History
~ 41 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less
CVSS scores for CVE-2018-7281
Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source | First Seen |
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9.0
|
HIGH | AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C |
8.0
|
10.0
|
NIST | |
8.8
|
HIGH | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
2.8
|
5.9
|
NIST |
References for CVE-2018-7281
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https://github.com/VerSprite/research/blob/master/advisories/VS-2018-003.md
research/VS-2018-003.md at master · VerSprite/research · GitHubThird Party Advisory
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