CVE-2018-7281 Command injection in n/a
A setuid root binary in CactusVPN for macOS passes user input to system(), allowing local attackers to execute arbitrary commands with root privileges.
- 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-2018-7281?
CVE-2018-7281 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in n/a, published on 21 Feb 2018. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
CactusVPN 5.3.6 for macOS contains a root privilege escalation vulnerability through a setuid root binary called runme. The binary takes a single command line argument and passes this argument to a system() call, thus allowing low privileged users to execute commands as root.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-7281?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Cactusvpn Cactusvpn.
How do I fix CVE-2018-7281?
No fix has been published for CVE-2018-7281 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and pass arguments to programs as a list instead of through a shell. More about Command injection.
Is CVE-2018-7281 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-7281 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-2p69-65qq-262h.