CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2018-6823

CRITICALEPSS 71th pctl
9.8
CVSS v3
NVD

Description

In the VPN client in Mailbutler Shimo before 4.1.5.1 on macOS, the com.feingeist.shimo.helper tool LaunchDaemon implements an unprotected XPC service that can be abused to execute scripts as root.

How to fix

Remediation Available
shimoNVD
Affected:< 4.1.5.1Fixed in:4.1.5.1CVE-2018-6823derived from NVD

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork
Attack ComplexityLow
Privileges RequiredNone
User InteractionNone
ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh
IntegrityHigh
AvailabilityHigh

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploit Intelligence

1.51%probability of exploitation in 30 days
71stpercentile

Elevated risk: more likely to be exploited than 71% of all known CVEs.

References

Third-Party Advisory1
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