CVE-2018-18858 describes multiple local privilege escalation vulnerabilities in the LiquidVPN client for macOS, specifically versions through 1.37. An attacker can achieve root-level command execution or load malicious kernel extensions by exploiting an unprotected XPC service that improperly uses the system function. This vulnerability is rated 7.8 HIGH, indicating a significant risk with local access leading to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While not on the KEV catalog or actively exploited in the wild, public exploit code (EDB-45782) is available, though community discussion and media coverage are minimal.
| 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.