Vulnerability Details : CVE-2019-12174
hide.me before 2.4.4 on macOS suffers from a privilege escalation vulnerability in the connectWithExecutablePath:configFilePath:configFileName method of the me_hide_vpnhelper.Helper class in the me.hide.vpnhelper macOS privilege helper tool. This method takes user-supplied input and can be used to escalate privileges, as well as obtain the ability to run any application on the system in the root context.
Vulnerability category: Gain privilege
Products affected by CVE-2019-12174
- cpe:2.3:a:hide:hide.me:*:*:*:*:*:macos:*:*
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2019-12174
0.05%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days
EPSS Score History
~ 18 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less
CVSS scores for CVE-2019-12174
| Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source | First Seen |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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7.2
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HIGH | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
3.9
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10.0
|
NIST | |
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7.8
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HIGH | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
1.8
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5.9
|
NIST |
CWE ids for CVE-2019-12174
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The product does not perform any authentication for functionality that requires a provable user identity or consumes a significant amount of resources.Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
References for CVE-2019-12174
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https://drive.google.com/open?id=1TwbjmE45gnWeYpFyH8kDU63P7u4IdPd2
HideMe VPN Privilege Escalation Vulnerability Report.pdf - Google DriveExploit;Third Party Advisory
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