CVE-2018-18857 describes multiple local privilege escalation vulnerabilities in the LiquidVPN client for macOS, specifically versions through 1.37. An attacker can exploit an unprotected XPC service to execute arbitrary OS commands as root or load malicious kernel extensions. This vulnerability carries a CVSS score of 7.8 (HIGH), indicating a low attack complexity and the potential for complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While not listed on the KEV or Hot List, an exploit (EDB-45782) is publicly available, though there is minimal community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 1.37CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:liquidvpn:liquidvpn:*:*:*:*:*:macos:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.2 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.