CVE-2018-10190

Published Apr 17, 2018 CVSS 3.0 · 7.8 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
A vulnerability in London Trust Media Private Internet Access (PIA) VPN Client v77 for Windows could allow an unauthenticated, local attacker to run executable files with elevated privileges. The vulnerability is due to insufficient implementation of access controls. The "Changelog" and "Help" options available from the system tray context menu spawn an elevated instance of the user's default web browser. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by selecting "Run as Administrator" from the context menu of an executable file within the file browser of the spawned default web browser. This may allow the attacker to execute privileged commands on the targeted system.

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Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2018-2266 A vulnerability in London Trust Media Private Internet Access (PIA) VPN Client v77 for Windows could allow an unauthenticated, local attacker to run executable files with elevated privileges. The vulnerability is due to insufficient implementation of access controls. The "Changelog" and "Help" options available from the system tray context menu spawn an elevated instance of the user's default web browser. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by selecting "Run as Administrator" from the context menu of an executable file within the file browser of the spawned default web browser. This may allow the attacker to execute privileged commands on the targeted system.
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Sep 16, 2024, 6:08 PM
Reserved
Apr 17, 2018, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Apr 17, 2018, 8:29 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 1:33 AM