TI-2018-04881 Aliases CVE-2018-6623 GHSA-7x7c-8qxj-65f3

An issue was discovered in Hola 1.79.859.

MEDIUM 40CWE-732Published 2018-03-12 · Updated 2024-08-05

Key facts

Attack vector: Network
Privileges required: Low
User interaction: None
Attack complexity: Low
Impact type: —
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: High · High · High
Fix status: No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

An issue was discovered in Hola 1.79.859. An unprivileged user could modify or overwrite the executable with arbitrary code, which would be executed the next time the service is started. Depending on the user that the service runs as, this could result in privilege escalation. The issue exists because of the SERVICE_ALL_ACCESS access right for the hola_svc and hola_updater services.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00841 58th 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:hola:vpn:1.79.859:::::::*	1.79.859	Vulnerable	Hola

cpe:2.3:a:hola:vpn:1.79.859:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.79.859 Vulnerable ·Hola

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2018-6623
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-7x7c-8qxj-65f3

References

Advisory 1

20180309 Hola VPN 1.79.859 - Insecure service permissions

TI-2017-12317 Hola VPN 1.34 has weak permissions (Everyone:F) under %PROGRAMFILES%, which allows local… CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.8

Sources

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