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Critical severity9.8NVD Advisory· Published Feb 7, 2018· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2018-6822

CVE-2018-6822

Description

In PureVPN 6.0.1 on macOS, HelperTool LaunchDaemon implements an unprotected XPC service that can be abused to execute system commands as root.

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Affected products

2

PureVPN/PureVPN2 versions
cpe:2.3:a:purevpn:purevpn:*:*:*:*:*:macos:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:a:purevpn:purevpn:*:*:*:*:*:macos:*:*range: <6.0.1
- (no CPE)range: =6.0.1

Patches

Vulnerability mechanics

References

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github.com/VerSprite/research/blob/master/advisories/VS-2018-002.mdnvdThird Party Advisory

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