CVE-2018-10381 is a critical SYSTEM privilege escalation vulnerability affecting TunnelBear 3.2.0.6 for Windows. It allows arbitrary installed applications to exploit the "TunnelBearMaintenance" service by manipulating the OpenVPN command line to load a malicious dynamic library, executing code with SYSTEM privileges. With a CVSS score of 9.8 (CRITICAL), this vulnerability is easily exploitable over the network with low complexity and no user interaction, leading to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While no public exploit code or active exploitation has been observed, and community discussion is minimal, its high severity warrants attention.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
3.2.0.6CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:tunnelbear:3.2.0.6:*:*:*:*:windows:*:* |
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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