Description
CactusVPN 5.3.6 for macOS contains a root privilege escalation vulnerability through a setuid root binary called runme. The binary takes a single command line argument and passes this argument to a system() call, thus allowing low privileged users to execute commands as root.
References (1)
Core 1
Core References
Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://github.com/VerSprite/research/blob/master/advisories/VS-2018-003.md
Scores
CVSS v3
8.8
EPSS
0.0043
EPSS Percentile
62.7%
Attack Vector
NETWORK
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Details
Status
published
Products (1)
cactusvpn/cactusvpn
5.3.6
Published
Feb 21, 2018
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026