CVE-2018-6823 is a critical vulnerability affecting the Mailbutler Shimo VPN client on macOS, specifically versions prior to 4.1.5.1. It stems from an unprotected XPC service within the com.feingeist.shimo.helper tool, allowing an attacker to execute arbitrary scripts with root privileges. With a CVSS score of 9.8, 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 there is no evidence of active exploitation or public exploit code, the vulnerability has garnered significant community discussion, indicating awareness and potential for future exploitation.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 4.1.5.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mailbutler:shimo:*:*:*:*:*:macos:*:* |
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
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.3 Mastodon, and 2.4 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.