CVE-2018-4004

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Shimo VPN version 4.1.5.1

Description A privilege escalation issue exists in the helper service, specifically in the disconnectService functionality. This allows a non-root user to kill any privileged process on the system. An attacker needs local access to the machine for a successful exploit.

Recommendations For Shimo VPN version 4.1.5.1, consider restricting access to the disconnectService functionality until a patch is available. As a temporary workaround, limit the ability of non-root users to interact with privileged processes to minimize the risk of exploitation. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.