CVE-2018-8739 Privilege escalation in n/a
A local attacker can exploit the privileged helper tool's XPC interface to execute arbitrary system commands with root privileges on macOS.
- 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-2018-8739?
CVE-2018-8739 is a critical vulnerability in n/a, published on 16 Mar 2018. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
VPN Unlimited 4.2.0 for macOS suffers from a root privilege escalation vulnerability in its privileged helper tool. The privileged helper tool implements an XPC interface, which allows arbitrary applications to execute system commands as root.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-8739?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Keepsolid Vpn Unlimited.
How do I fix CVE-2018-8739?
No fix has been published for CVE-2018-8739 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2018-8739 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-8739 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-hpq2-c69c-pjf7.