PT-2018-14697 · Switchvpn · Switchvpn Client

Bernd Leitner · Published 2018-11-30 · Updated 2020-05-11 · CVE-2018-18860

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

7.8

High

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions SwitchVPN client version 2.1012.03

Description A local privilege escalation issue has been identified due to over-permissive configuration settings and a SUID binary, allowing an attacker to execute arbitrary binaries as root.

Recommendations For SwitchVPN client version 2.1012.03, consider restricting the execution of the SUID binary until a patch is available to prevent arbitrary binary execution as root. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Exploit

Related Identifiers

CVE-2018-18860

Affected Products

Switchvpn Client

References · 5

• 🔥 http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/150323/SwitchVPN-For-MacOS-2.1012.03-Privilege-Escalation.html · Exploit
• 🔥 https://exploit-db.com/exploits/45854 · Exploit
• 🔥 http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2018/Nov/38 · Exploit
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-18860 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2018-18860 · Vendor Advisory