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CVE-2018-4010

HIGH · CVSS 7.8 EPSS 4.65% Public Exploit

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2018-09-07 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a high severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.8. Public exploit code or proof-of-concept references have been detected in its references.

Public Exploit Signal

A public exploit, PoC, GitHub repository or Metasploit reference was detected for this CVE.

Detected Signals
exploit code execution

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CVE
CVE-2018-4010
Severity
HIGH
CVSS
7.8
EPSS
4.65%

Original NVD Description

An exploitable code execution vulnerability exists in the connect functionality of ProtonVPN VPN client 1.5.1. A specially crafted configuration file can cause a privilege escalation, resulting in the ability to execute arbitrary commands with the system's privileges.