CVE-2018-7493 — CRITICAL (9.8)

Q: How severe is CVE-2018-7493?

CVE-2018-7493 has been rated CRITICAL with a CVSS base score of 9.8/10. This is considered a critical vulnerability requiring immediate attention.

Q: Is there a patch for CVE-2018-7493?

Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Cactusvpn Cactusvpn, Apple Macos.

Vulnerability Description

CactusVPN through 6.0 for macOS suffers from a root privilege escalation vulnerability in its privileged helper tool. The privileged helper tool implements an XPC interface, which allows arbitrary applications to execute system commands as root.

CVSS Score

9.8

CRITICAL

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction

NONE

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality

HIGH

Integrity

HIGH

Availability

HIGH

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Versions
Cactusvpn	Cactusvpn	<= 6.0
Apple	Macos	All versions

References

https://github.com/VerSprite/research/blob/master/advisories/VS-2018-007.mdThird Party Advisory
https://github.com/VerSprite/research/blob/master/advisories/VS-2018-007.mdThird Party Advisory

FAQ

What is CVE-2018-7493?

CVE-2018-7493 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 9.8 (CRITICAL). CactusVPN through 6.0 for macOS suffers from a root privilege escalation vulnerability in its privileged helper tool. The privileged helper tool implements an XPC interface, which allows arbitrary app...

How severe is CVE-2018-7493?

CVE-2018-7493 has been rated CRITICAL with a CVSS base score of 9.8/10. This is considered a critical vulnerability requiring immediate attention.

Is there a patch for CVE-2018-7493?

Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Cactusvpn Cactusvpn, Apple Macos.