CVE-2018-4005 CRITICAL

CVE-2018-4005

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

CVSS base score

9.3/10
Attack vector Local
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction None
Confidentiality High
Integrity High

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/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 configureRoutingWithCommand function. A user with local access can use this vulnerability to raise their privileges to root. 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