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CVE-2018-4010

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 5.0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2018-09-07 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-78

Description

An exploitable code execution vulnerability exists in the connect functionality of ProtonVPN VPN client 1.5.1. A specially crafted configuration file can cause a privilege escalation, resulting in the ability to execute arbitrary commands with the system's privileges.

Affected products

• Talos ProtonVPN: 1.5.1

References

• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105319
• https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2018-0679
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105319
• https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2018-0679

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