What is CVE-2018-4009?

CVE-2018-4009 is a high-severity vulnerability in Shimovpn Shimo Vpn, classified under Download of Code Without Integrity Check. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2019-04-15.

How severe is CVE-2018-4009?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Shimovpn Shimo Vpn

CVE-2018-4009

An exploitable privilege escalation vulnerability exists in the Shimo VPN helper service due to improper validation of code signing. A user with local access can use this vulnerability to raise their privileges to root. An attacker would need local access to the machine to successfully exploit this bug.

EPSS: 0.004 (36.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Shimovpn Shimo_vpn — versions 4.1.5.1
N/a Shimo Vpn — versions Shimo VPN 4.1.5.1

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-494 — Download of Code Without Integrity Check

References

talos-cna@cisco.com (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-4009?: CVE-2018-4009 is a high-severity vulnerability in Shimovpn Shimo Vpn, classified under Download of Code Without Integrity Check. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2019-04-15.
How severe is CVE-2018-4009?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.