CVE-2018-18656

HIGH

Purevpn < 6.1.0 - Insufficiently Protected Credentials

Title source: rule

Description

The PureVPN client before 6.1.0 for Windows stores Login Credentials (username and password) in cleartext. The location of such files is %PROGRAMDATA%\purevpn\config\login.conf. Additionally, all local users can read this file.

References (1)

[Exploit, Third Party Advisory] https://www.trustwave.com/Resources/SpiderLabs-Blog/Credential-Leak-Flaws-in-Windows-PureVPN-Client/

Scores

CVSS v3 7.8

EPSS 0.0004

EPSS Percentile 13.2%

Attack Vector LOCAL

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Classification

CWE

CWE-522

Status published

Affected Products (1)

purevpn/purevpn < 6.1.0

Timeline

Published Oct 26, 2018

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026