CVE-2018-4010

An exploitable code execution vulnerability exists in the connect functionality of ProtonVPN VPN client 1.5.1

High · published September 7, 2018

CVSS v3.0
8.8
EPSS
5%
Percentile
92.2
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

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.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.0
8.8 · HIGH
Vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.05026 · 92.2th percentile
Published
2018-09-07T15:00Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 07 SEP 15:00Z
    An exploitable code execution vulnerability exists in the connect functionality of ProtonVPN VPN client 1.5.1
    cvelistv5