CVE-2018-10647 Privilege escalation in n/a
An authenticated attacker can escalate privileges to SYSTEM by modifying OpenVPN configuration files to load a malicious plugin.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2018-10647?
CVE-2018-10647 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 2 May 2018. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
SaferVPN 4.2.5 for Windows suffers from a SYSTEM privilege escalation vulnerability in its "SaferVPN.Service" service. The "SaferVPN.Service" service executes "openvpn.exe" using OpenVPN config files located within the current user's %LOCALAPPDATA%\SaferVPN\OvpnConfig directory. An authenticated attacker may modify these configuration files 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 user.
Weakness: CWE-732
Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-10647?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Safervpn Safervpn.
How do I fix CVE-2018-10647?
No fix has been published for CVE-2018-10647 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2018-10647 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-10647 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-2jfh-4p44-fmf6.