High severity8.8NVD Advisory· Published Sep 7, 2018· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2018-3952

Description

An exploitable code execution vulnerability exists in the connect functionality of NordVPN 6.14.28.0. A specially crafted configuration file can cause a privilege escalation, resulting in the execution of arbitrary commands with system privileges.

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Affected products

Nordvpn/Nordvpn2 versions
cpe:2.3:a:nordvpn:nordvpn:6.14.28.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:a:nordvpn:nordvpn:6.14.28.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: =6.14.28.0
Talos/NordVPNv5
Range: NordVPN 6.14.28.0

Patches

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References

talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2018-0622nvdExploitThird Party Advisory
www.securityfocus.com/bid/105312nvdBroken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

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