Vulnerability in Switchvpn
CVE-2018-18860
A local privilege escalation vulnerability has been identified in the SwitchVPN client 2.1012.03 for macOS. Due to over-permissive configuration settings and a SUID binary, an attacker is able to execute arbitrary binaries as root.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.012 (66.6th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 67th percentile — 66.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.012 · newest: 0.012 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Switchvpn — versions 2.1012.03
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- packetstormsecurity.com/files/150323/SwitchVPN-For-MacOS-2.1012.03-Privilege-Es… (Exploit, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory)
- www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45854/ (Exploit, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, exploit)
- seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2018/Nov/38 (mailing-list, Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2018-18860?
- CVE-2018-18860 is a high-severity vulnerability in Switchvpn. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2018-11-30.
- How severe is CVE-2018-18860?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2018-18860 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.