OS Command Injection in NordVPN - CVE-2018-3952

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OS Command Injection in NordVPN - CVE-2018-3952

Published: September 7, 2018 / Updated: August 8, 2020


Vulnerability identifier: #VU36715
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-3952
CWE-ID: CWE-78
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: NordVPN
Affected software:
NordVPN

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a local authenticated user to execute arbitrary code.

An exploitable code execution vulnerability exists in the connect functionality of NordVPN 6.14.28.0. A specially crafted configuration file can cause a privilege escalation, resulting in the execution of arbitrary commands with system privileges.


How to mitigate CVE-2018-3952

Install update from vendor's website.

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