{"cve":"CVE-2018-4007","nvd":{"published":"2019-04-17T15:29:00.610","modified":"2026-06-17T01:58:12.443","status":"Modified","description":"An exploitable privilege escalation vulnerability exists in the Shimo VPN 4.1.5.1 helper service in the deleteConfig functionality. The program is able to delete any protected file on the system. An attacker would need local access to the machine to successfully exploit the bug.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.1","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H","score":7.1},"cwes":["CWE-20"],"references":["https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2018-0676","https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2018-0676"],"products":["shimovpn:shimo_vpn"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T20:56:19.218283075+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2018-4007","score":0.00386,"percentile":0.32709,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}