CVE-2018-4005 is a privilege escalation vulnerability in the configureRoutingWithCommand function of the Shimo VPN 4.1.5.1 helper service. This flaw allows a local user to elevate their privileges to root on affected systems. With a CVSS score of 7.8 (HIGH), it requires local access but has low attack complexity, enabling full compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While there is no known active exploitation, public exploit code, or Metasploit/Nuclei modules, the vulnerability has garnered significant community discussion, indicating awareness among security researchers.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
4.1.5.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:shimovpn:shimo_vpn:4.1.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/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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