CVE-2018-6822
In PureVPN 6.0.1 on macOS, HelperTool LaunchDaemon implements an unprotected XPC service that can...
In PureVPN 6.0.1 on macOS, HelperTool LaunchDaemon implements an unprotected XPC service that can be abused to execute system commands as root.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
In PureVPN 6.0.1 on macOS, HelperTool LaunchDaemon implements an unprotected XPC service that can be abused to execute system commands as root.
- Record
CVE-2018-6822- CVSS 3.0
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 10.0 High
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
In PureVPN 6.0.1 on macOS, HelperTool LaunchDaemon implements an unprotected XPC service that can be abused to execute system commands as root.
- Record
CVE-2018-6822- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2018-18569 No score
In PureVPN 6.0.1 on macOS, HelperTool LaunchDaemon implements an unprotected XPC service that can be abused to execute system commands as root.
- Record
EUVD-2018-18569- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-qp24-jcr5-x5v2
In PureVPN 6.0.1 on macOS, HelperTool LaunchDaemon implements an unprotected XPC service that can...
In PureVPN 6.0.1 on macOS, HelperTool LaunchDaemon implements an unprotected XPC service that can be abused to execute system commands as root.
- Record
GHSA-qp24-jcr5-x5v2- CVSS 3.0
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2018-6822 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.8) in Purevpn, published February 7, 2018. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.48%, the 74th percentile. No source names a fixed version.