CVE-2018-4004 HIGH

CVE-2018-4004

Vendor N/A
Product Shimo VPN
Published April 17, 2019
Last update August 5, 2024

CVSS base score

7.1/10
Attack vector Local
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction None
Confidentiality None
Integrity None

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H

What the vulnerability does

01Description

An exploitable privilege escalation vulnerability exists in the Shimo VPN 4.1.5.1 helper service in the disconnectService functionality. A non-root user is able to kill any privileged process on the system. An attacker would need local access to the machine for a successful exploit.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

April 17, 2019 CVE published
August 5, 2024 Record updated