CVE-2018-18656 describes a critical vulnerability in PureVPN client for Windows versions prior to 6.1.0, where user login credentials (username and password) are stored in cleartext within the %PROGRAMDATA%\purevpn\config\login.conf file, accessible by all local users. This vulnerability carries a high CVSS score of 7.8, indicating a significant risk due to its low attack complexity and high potential for confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts if exploited by a local attacker. While no active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion has been observed, the cleartext storage of credentials presents a substantial security risk to affected users.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 6.1.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:purevpn:purevpn:*:*:*:*:*:windows:*:* |
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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