In Golden Frog VyprVPN before 2.15.0.5828 for macOS, the vyprvpnservice launch daemon has…
Priority LOW 35CWE-426Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-426.
Summary
In Golden Frog VyprVPN before 2.15.0.5828 for macOS, the vyprvpnservice launch daemon has an unprotected XPC service that allows attackers to update the underlying OpenVPN configuration and the arguments passed to the OpenVPN binary when executed. An attacker can abuse this vulnerability by forcing the VyprVPN application to load a malicious dynamic library every time a new connection is made.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00796 56th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:goldenfrog:vyprvpn:*:*:*:*:*:macos:*:* | before 2.15.0.5828 | Vulnerable | Goldenfrog |
- cpe:2.3:a:goldenfrog:vyprvpn:*:*:*:*:*:macos:*:* Versions before 2.15.0.5828 Vulnerable ·Goldenfrog
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2017-17809
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-q78r-738h-p7hg
References
More Goldenfrog Vyprvpn vulnerabilities
- TI-2018-09432 Golden Frog VyprVPN before 2018-06-21 has a vulnerability associated with the installation process on Windows. CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.8
- TI-2018-07527 Golden Frog VyprVPN 2.12.1.8015 for Windows suffers from a SYSTEM privilege escalation… CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.8
Sources
- CVE-2017-17809 · CVE Program
- CVE-2017-17809 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-q78r-738h-p7hg · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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