CactusVPN 5.3.6 for macOS contains a root privilege escalation vulnerability through a setuid root binary called runme. The binary takes a single command line argument and passes this argument to a system() call, thus allowing low privileged users to execute commands as root.
Affected Software
| Name | Vendor | Start Version | End Version |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cactusvpn | Cactusvpn | 5.3.6 (including) | 5.3.6 (including) |