TI-2018-02978 Aliases CVE-2018-4010 GHSA-jg7p-w69v-cf32

OS command injection in Talos ProtonVPN

MEDIUM 42CWE-78Published 2018-09-07 · Updated 2024-09-16

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 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-78.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.05026 92nd percentileScored 2026-11-07

Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD

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
Talos	ProtonVPN	ProtonVPN VPN Client 1.5.1	—	No fix listed	CNA

ProtonVPN VendorTalos Affected ProtonVPN VPN Client 1.5.1 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:protonvpn:protonvpn:1.5.1:::::::*	1.5.1	Vulnerable	ProtonVPN

cpe:2.3:a:protonvpn:protonvpn:1.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.5.1 Vulnerable ·ProtonVPN

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2018-4010
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-jg7p-w69v-cf32

References

Exploit 1

https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2018-0679

Sources

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