CVE-2020-15076 describes a critical vulnerability in the Private Tunnel macOS installer (version 3.0.1 and older) where it can corrupt system-critical files by following symlinks in the /tmp directory. This local privilege escalation flaw, rated 7.8 HIGH, allows an authenticated attacker to achieve high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability without user interaction. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 3.0.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:openvpn:private_tunnel:*:*:*:*:*:macos:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/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.