HIGH
A local privilege escalation vulnerability has been identified in the SwitchVPN client 2.1012.03 for macOS
Published Nov 30, 2018
7.8
HIGHCVSS 3.0
EPSS 1.18%
Description
A local privilege escalation vulnerability has been identified in the SwitchVPN client 2.1012.03 for macOS. Due to over-permissive configuration settings and a SUID binary, an attacker is able to execute arbitrary binaries as root.
Affected products
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
7.8 HIGH NVD
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector Local
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required Low
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact High
Integrity Impact High
Availability Impact High
7.2 HIGH NVD
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Access Vector Local
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Complete
Integrity Impact Complete
Availability Impact Complete
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
1.18% 0.01183
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.01183
Score over time
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
Table of values (11 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 1.18% (0.01183) | 66.63th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.18% (0.01183) | 63.59th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.40% (0.00398) | 58.48th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.06% (0.00062) | 28.69th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 18, 2024 | 0.06% (0.00062) | 27.28th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 24, 2023 | 0.06% (0.00062) | 25.28th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.06% (0.00058) | 21.97th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.83% (0.01832) | 77.15th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.83% (0.01832) | 54.44th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 1.96% (0.01960) | 50.07th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 1.96% (0.01960) | 0.00th | v1 |
Weaknesses (0)
No CWE recorded.
References (3)
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/150323/SwitchVPN-For-MacOS-2.1012.03-Privilege-Escalation.html x_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2018/Nov/38 mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISCExploitMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45854/ exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/150323/SwitchVPN-For-MacOS-2.1012.03-Privilege-Escalation.html | x_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2018/Nov/38 | mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISCExploitMailing ListThird Party Advisory | |
| https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45854/ | exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Nov 30, 2018
Updated Aug 5, 2024
Reserved Oct 30, 2018
Link CVE-2018-18860
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a