CVE-2018-7281 CactusVPN 5.3.6 for macOS contains a root privilege escalation vulnerability through a setuid root binary called runme. The binary takes a single command line argument and passes this argument to a sy...
HighCVSS 8.8
EPSS 1.5%
- Published
- Updated
- Exploit status
- No public exploit known
Description
CactusVPN 5.3.6 for macOS contains a root privilege escalation vulnerability through a setuid root binary called runme. The binary takes a single command line argument and passes this argument to a system() call, thus allowing low privileged users to execute commands as root.
Affected products
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| cactusvpn | = 5.3.6 | No fix listed |
References
- github.com third-party-advisory