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CVE-2018-4007
An exploitable privilege escalation vulnerability exists in the Shimo VPN 4.1.5.1 helper service in the deleteConfig functionality. The…
Critical9.0EPSS 0.39%
- Published
- Updated
- Reserved
- Assigned by
- talos
Description
An exploitable privilege escalation vulnerability exists in the Shimo VPN 4.1.5.1 helper service in the deleteConfig functionality. The program is able to delete any protected file on the system. An attacker would need local access to the machine to successfully exploit the bug.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| talosCNA (assigner) | 3.0 | Critical9.0 | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:H |
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.1 | High7.1 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.39% · top 67% of all CVEs (4 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Critical 9.0.
Weakness
- local privilege escalation
- CWE-20 (opens in a new tab)All about CWE-20 and its CVEs
Affected products
Shimo VPN
- affected Shimo VPN 4.1.5.1
References (1)
- https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2018-0676 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
Sources
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