Vulnerability Details : CVE-2018-8739
VPN Unlimited 4.2.0 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.
Vulnerability category: Gain privilege
Products affected by CVE-2018-8739
- cpe:2.3:a:keepsolid:vpn_unlimited:*:*:*:*:*:mac_os_x:*:*
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2018-8739
0.22%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days
EPSS Score History
~ 61 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less
CVSS scores for CVE-2018-8739
Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source | First Seen |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
10.0
|
HIGH | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
10.0
|
10.0
|
NIST | |
9.8
|
CRITICAL | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
3.9
|
5.9
|
NIST |
References for CVE-2018-8739
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https://github.com/VerSprite/research/blob/master/advisories/VS-2018-014.md
research/VS-2018-014.md at master · VerSprite/research · GitHubThird Party Advisory
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