CVE-2018-4010

An exploitable code execution vulnerability exists in the connect functionality of ProtonVPN VPN client 1.5.1. A specially crafted configuration file can cause a privilege escalation, resulting in the ability to execute arbitrary commands with the system's privileges.

Score

CVSS 3.0 8.8 High

Status

Modified - talos-cna@cisco.com

Published

2018-09-07

Last modified

2024-09-16

Weaknesses

CWE-78

Affected products

• Protonvpn (Protonvpn)
• Protonvpn (Talos)

References

• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105319
• https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2018-0679