CVE-2018-10192 describes a critical root privilege escalation vulnerability in IPVanish 3.0.11 for macOS. An insecure XPC service within the com.ipvanish.osx.vpnhelper LaunchDaemon allows any application to send it messages. By manipulating the OpenVPNPath in a "connect" message, an attacker can trick the service into executing a malicious binary with root privileges. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 9.8 (Critical) due to its network-based attack vector, low complexity, and complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While there is no known active exploitation or public exploit code, the vulnerability has garnered significant community discussion, indicating awareness among security researchers.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
3.0.11CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ipvanish:ipvanish:3.0.11:*:*:*:*:macos:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
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