An exploitable privilege escalation vulnerability exists in the Shimo VPN 4.1.5.1 helper service in the writeConfig functionality. A non-root user is able to write a file anywhere on the system. A user with local access can use this vulnerability to raise their privileges to root. An attacker would need local access to the machine to exploit it successfully.
References
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https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2018-0675 | Exploit Third Party Advisory |
Configurations
Information
Published : 2019-04-17 08:29
Updated : 2023-02-01 17:47
NVD link : CVE-2018-4006
Mitre link : CVE-2018-4006
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CWE
CWE-20
Improper Input Validation
Products Affected
shimovpn
- shimo_vpn