An exploitable privilege escalation vulnerability exists in the Shimo VPN 4.1.5.1 helper service in the deleteConfig functionality
Published Apr 17, 2019
7.1
HIGHCVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.39%
Description
An exploitable privilege escalation vulnerability exists in the Shimo VPN 4.1.5.1 helper service in the deleteConfig functionality. The program is able to delete any protected file on the system. An attacker would need local access to the machine to successfully exploit the bug.
Affected products
- Vendor n/a Product Shimo VPN Defaultn/a
- Version Shimo VPN 4.1.5.1StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version
Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).
| Vendor | Product | Default status | Versions | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n/a | Shimo VPN | n/a |
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No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:H
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:C/A:C
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
Table of values (9 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.39% (0.00386) | 30.24th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 20, 2026 | 0.39% (0.00386) | 32.54th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jul 20, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00044) | 13.18th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 9, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00044) | 12.69th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00044) | 10.67th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 27.89th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 10.50th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 0.42% (0.00416) | 10.04th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 0.42% (0.00416) | 0.00th | v1 |
References (1)
- https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2018-0676 x_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2018-0676 | x_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party Advisory |
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