CVE-2018-10190

HIGH

Private Internet Access VPN Client v77 - Unauthenticated Privilege Escalation

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

A vulnerability in London Trust Media Private Internet Access (PIA) VPN Client v77 for Windows could allow an unauthenticated, local attacker to run executable files with elevated privileges. The vulnerability is due to insufficient implementation of access controls. The "Changelog" and "Help" options available from the system tray context menu spawn an elevated instance of the user's default web browser. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by selecting "Run as Administrator" from the context menu of an executable file within the file browser of the spawned default web browser. This may allow the attacker to execute privileged commands on the targeted system.

References (1)

Core 1

Scores

CVSS v3 7.8
EPSS 0.0035
EPSS Percentile 26.3%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Details

CWE
CWE-269
Status published
Products (1)
londontrustmedia/private_internet_access 77
Published Apr 17, 2018
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026