An issue in the helper tool of Mailbutler GmbH Shimo VPN Client for macOS v5.0.4 allows…
Priority HIGH 82CWE-287Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-287.
Summary
An issue in the helper tool of Mailbutler GmbH Shimo VPN Client for macOS v5.0.4 allows attackers to bypass authentication via PID re-use.
Why it matters now
Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.01087 65th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 2 exploit referencesTagged by NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Poc
- Automatable
- Yes
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
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:mailbutler:shimo:5.0.4:*:*:*:*:macos:*:* | 5.0.4 | Vulnerable | Mailbutler |
- cpe:2.3:a:mailbutler:shimo:5.0.4:*:*:*:*:macos:*:* Versions 5.0.4 Vulnerable ·Mailbutler
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-30328
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-wjq5-7847-86xm
References
More Mailbutler Shimo vulnerabilities
- TI-2018-04981 In the VPN client in Mailbutler Shimo before 4.1.5.1 on macOS, the… CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
Sources
- CVE-2023-30328 · CVE Program
- CVE-2023-30328 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-wjq5-7847-86xm · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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