CVE-2018-18860 describes a local privilege escalation vulnerability in the SwitchVPN client 2.1012.03 for macOS. This flaw stems from over-permissive configuration settings and a SUID binary, allowing an authenticated local attacker to execute arbitrary code with root privileges. Rated High severity with a CVSS score of 7.8, the vulnerability has a low attack complexity and can lead to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While not listed on CISA's KEV or Hot List, public exploit code is available on ExploitDB, though there is minimal community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
2.1012.03CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:switchvpn:switchvpn:2.1012.03:*:*:*:*: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
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Remediation records are not available for this CVE.