CVE-2018-4010

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Summary

CVECVE-2018-4010
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2018-09-07 15:29:00 UTC
Updated2023-02-04 01:17:00 UTC
DescriptionAn 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.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-78

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Protonvpn Protonvpn 1.5.1 All All All
Application Protonvpn Protonvpn 1.5.1 All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
TALOS-2018-0679 || Cisco Talos Intelligence Group - Comprehensive Threat Intelligence MISC talosintelligence.com Exploit, Third Party Advisory
ProtonVPN VPN Client CVE-2018-4010 Privilege Escalation Vulnerability BID www.securityfocus.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
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NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis
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