CVE-2018-4005 Privilege escalation in Shimo VPN
A local attacker can exploit a vulnerability in the Shimo VPN helper service to escalate privileges to root.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2018-4005?
CVE-2018-4005 is a critical vulnerability in Shimo VPN, published on 17 Apr 2019. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
An exploitable privilege escalation vulnerability exists in the Shimo VPN 4.1.5.1 helper service in the configureRoutingWithCommand function. A user with local access can use this vulnerability to raise their privileges to root. An attacker would need local access to the machine for a successful exploit.
Weakness: CWE-20
Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-4005?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Shimovpn Shimo Vpn.
How do I fix CVE-2018-4005?
No fix has been published for CVE-2018-4005 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2018-4005 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-4005 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Shimo VPN
Sources
Also known as GHSA-mjxx-xwvh-256r.