VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2018-4005

CVSS score7.8 HIGH
EPSS probability0.68%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2019-04-17
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Description

An exploitable privilege escalation vulnerability exists in the Shimo VPN 4.1.5.1 helper service in the configureRoutingWithCommand function. A user with local access can use this vulnerability to raise their privileges to root. An attacker would need local access to the machine for a successful exploit.

Weakness classification

  • CWE-20: Improper Input Validation

Primary references