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CVE-2018-7493 Details
Description
CactusVPN through 6.0 for macOS suffers from a root privilege escalation vulnerability in its privileged helper tool. The privileged helper tool implements an XPC interface, which allows arbitrary applications to execute system commands as root.
Metrics
CVSS 4.0 Severity and Vector Strings:
No CVSS 4.0 data is available for this CVE.
CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:
No data available for CVSS Version 2.0 on this CVE.
No SSVC data is available for this CVE.
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
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| URL | Source(s) | Tag(s) |
|---|---|---|
| https://github.com/VerSprite/research/blob/master/advisories/VS-2018-007.md | CVE | Third Party Advisory |
| https://github.com/VerSprite/research/blob/master/advisories/VS-2018-007.md | [email protected] | Third Party Advisory |
Weakness Enumeration
| CWE-ID | CWE Name | Source |
|---|---|---|
| NVD-CWE-noinfo | Insufficient Information to Classify Weakness | [email protected] |
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
| cactusvpn cactusvpn | <= 6.0 |
CPE
Remediation
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| apple macos | All versions |
CPE
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Change History
6 change records found show changes
| Date | Action | Recorded By |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 17, 2026 | CVE Modified | [email protected] |
| Nov 21, 2024 | CVE Modified | CVE |
| May 14, 2024 | CVE Modified | [email protected] |
| Sep 22, 2021 | CPE Deprecation Remap | [email protected] |
| Oct 3, 2019 | CWE Remap | [email protected] |
| Mar 27, 2018 | Initial Analysis | [email protected] |