PT-2018-1557 · Protonvpn · Protonvpn Vpn Client

CVE-2018-4010 · Published 2018-09-07 · Updated 2023-02-04

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

9.3

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions ProtonVPN VPN client version 1.5.1

Description A code execution issue exists in the connect functionality of the ProtonVPN VPN client, allowing for privilege escalation. This can be triggered by a specially crafted configuration file, enabling an attacker to execute arbitrary commands with system privileges.

Recommendations For ProtonVPN VPN client version 1.5.1, consider disabling the connect functionality until a patch is available to prevent potential exploitation. Restrict access to configuration files to minimize the risk of a specially crafted file being used to escalate privileges.

Exploit

Fix

OS Command Injection

Improper Access Control

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-78

CWE-284

Related Identifiers

BDU:2018-01112

CVE-2018-4010

Affected Products

Protonvpn Vpn Client

References · 8

• 🔥 https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2018-0679 · Exploit
• 🔥 https://talosintelligence.com/reports/TALOS-2018-0679 · Exploit
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2018-01112 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2018-4010 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-4010 · Security Note
• https://blogs.cisco.com/security/talos/vulnerability-spotlight-cve-2018-3952-cve-2018-4010-multi-provider-vpn-client-privilege-escalation-vulnerabilities · Note
• https://securitylab.ru/news/495529.php · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/105319 · Note