CVE-2018-10192 Privilege escalation in n/a
An insecure XPC service in the IPVanish macOS client allows local attackers to execute arbitrary code as root by manipulating the OpenVPN path.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2018-10192?
CVE-2018-10192 is a critical vulnerability in n/a, published on 17 Apr 2018. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
IPVanish 3.0.11 for macOS suffers from a root privilege escalation vulnerability. The `com.ipvanish.osx.vpnhelper` LaunchDaemon implements an insecure XPC service that could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code as the root user. IPVanish uses a third-party library for converting `xpc_object_t` types in to `NSObject` types for sending XPC messages. When IPVanish establishes a new connection, the following XPC message is sent to the `com.ipvanish.osx.vpnhelper` LaunchDaemon. Because the XPC service itself does not validate an incoming connection, any application installed on the operating system can send it XPC messages. In the case of the "connect" message, an attacker could manipulate the `OpenVPNPath` to point at a malicious binary on the system. The `com.ipvanish.osx.vpnhelper` would receive the VPNHelperConnect command, and then execute the malicious binary as the root user.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-10192?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Ipvanish Ipvanish.
How do I fix CVE-2018-10192?
No fix has been published for CVE-2018-10192 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2018-10192 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-10192 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-2g85-9pvq-qr67.