TI-2018-13191 Aliases CVE-2018-18656 GHSA-r5f4-vq84-cr57

The PureVPN client before 6.1.0 for Windows stores Login Credentials (username and…

LOW 34CWE-522Published 2018-10-26 · Updated 2024-09-17

Key facts

Attack vector: Local
Privileges required: Low
User interaction: None
Attack complexity: Low
Impact type: Information disclosure
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-522.

Summary

The PureVPN client before 6.1.0 for Windows stores Login Credentials (username and password) in cleartext. The location of such files is %PROGRAMDATA%\purevpn\config\login.conf. Additionally, all local users can read this file.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00357 29th 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
—	—	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:purevpn:purevpn::::::windows::*	before 6.1.0	Vulnerable	PureVPN

cpe:2.3:a:purevpn:purevpn:*:*:*:*:*:windows:*:* Versions before 6.1.0 Vulnerable ·PureVPN

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2018-18656
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-r5f4-vq84-cr57

References

Exploit 1

https://www.trustwave.com/Resources/SpiderLabs-Blog/Credential-Leak-Flaws-in-Windows-PureVPN-Client/

TI-2023-26698 PureVPN Linux client 2.0.2-Productions fails to properly handle DNS queries, allowing… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.3
TI-2018-04980 In PureVPN 6.0.1 on macOS, HelperTool LaunchDaemon implements an unprotected XPC service… CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
TI-2018-07234 PureVPN 6.0.1 for Windows suffers from a SYSTEM privilege escalation vulnerability in its… CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.8
TI-2018-05394 An issue was discovered in PureVPN through 5.19.4.0 on Windows. CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.8

Sources

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