CVE-2018-10204 Privilege escalation in n/a
An authenticated attacker can escalate privileges to SYSTEM by modifying an insecure OpenVPN configuration file in PureVPN for Windows.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2018-10204?
CVE-2018-10204 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 18 Apr 2018. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
PureVPN 6.0.1 for Windows suffers from a SYSTEM privilege escalation vulnerability in its "sevpnclient" service. When configured to use the OpenVPN protocol, the "sevpnclient" service executes "openvpn.exe" using the OpenVPN config file located at %PROGRAMDATA%\purevpn\config\config.ovpn. This file allows "Write" permissions to users in the "Everyone" group. An authenticated attacker may modify this file to specify a dynamic library plugin that should run for every new VPN connection attempt. This plugin will execute code in the context of the SYSTEM account.
Weakness: CWE-732
Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-10204?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Purevpn Purevpn.
How do I fix CVE-2018-10204?
No fix has been published for CVE-2018-10204 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2018-10204 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-10204 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-7925-2p2w-mgxj.