Vulnerability in Purevpn
CVE-2018-6822
In PureVPN 6.0.1 on macOS, HelperTool LaunchDaemon implements an unprotected XPC service that can be abused to execute system commands as root.
EPSS: 0.015 (71.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
- Purevpn
- N/a — versions n/a
References
- cve@mitre.org (Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2018-6822?
- CVE-2018-6822 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Purevpn. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2018-02-07.
- How severe is CVE-2018-6822?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.