CVE-2018-4010
An exploitable code execution vulnerability exists in the connect functionality of ProtonVPN VPN client 1.5.1.
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (5.03%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
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.
- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 5.03% probability · 92th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-78
- Affected
- protonvpn/protonvpn
- Source
- talos-cna@cisco.com
EPSS 5.0% since 27 October 2026; no change recorded yet. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105319Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2018-0679Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105319Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2018-0679Exploit, Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.