cve/2018/CVE-2018-4010.md

### [CVE-2018-4010](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2018-4010)
![](https://img.shields.io/static/v1?label=Product&message=ProtonVPN&color=blue)
![](https://img.shields.io/static/v1?label=Version&message=n%2Fa&color=blue)
![](https://img.shields.io/static/v1?label=Vulnerability&message=OS%20command%20injection&color=brighgreen)

### Description

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.

### POC

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

#### Github
- https://github.com/ARPSyndicate/cvemon
- https://github.com/lnick2023/nicenice
- https://github.com/qazbnm456/awesome-cve-poc
- https://github.com/xbl3/awesome-cve-poc_qazbnm456