Root Privilege Escalation Vulnerability in NordVPN for macOS
CVE-2018-9105

8.8HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor

Nordvpn

Status
Nordvpn
Vendor
CVE Published:
27 March 2018

What is CVE-2018-9105?

NordVPN for macOS versions 3.3.10 and earlier contains a vulnerability that allows attackers to exploit an improperly secured XPC service within its privileged helper tool. This service, intended for processing OpenVPN connection requests, lacks appropriate validation, allowing an attacker to send a crafted XPC message. By exploiting this flaw, the attacker may direct the application to execute malicious code disguised as the OpenVPN executable, potentially leading to unauthorized access and control over the system.

References

https://github.com/VerSprite/research/blob/master/advisor...
x_refsource_MISC

CVSS V3.1

Score:
8.8
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
High
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
Low
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability Reserved

  • Vulnerability published

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