CVE-2018-8739 — CRITICAL (9.8)

Q: How severe is CVE-2018-8739?

CVE-2018-8739 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-2018-8739?

Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Keepsolid Vpn Unlimited.

Vulnerability Description

VPN Unlimited 4.2.0 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
Keepsolid	Vpn Unlimited	< 4.2.0

References

https://github.com/VerSprite/research/blob/master/advisories/VS-2018-014.mdThird Party Advisory
https://github.com/VerSprite/research/blob/master/advisories/VS-2018-014.mdThird Party Advisory

FAQ

What is CVE-2018-8739?

CVE-2018-8739 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 9.8 (CRITICAL). VPN Unlimited 4.2.0 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 appli...

How severe is CVE-2018-8739?

CVE-2018-8739 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-2018-8739?

Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Keepsolid Vpn Unlimited.