IXON VPN Client before 1.4.4 on Linux and macOS allows Local Privilege Escalation to root because there is code execution from a configuration file that can be controlled by a low-privileged user. There is a race condition in which a temporary configuration file, in a world-writable directory, can be overwritten.
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Wed, 07 May 2025 19:00:00 +0000

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Description IXON VPN Client before 1.4.4 on Linux and macOS allows Local Privilege Escalation to root because there is code execution from a configuration file that can be controlled by a low-privileged user. There is a race condition in which a temporary configuration file, in a world-writable directory, can be overwritten.
Weaknesses CWE-732
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 8.1, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H'}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2025-05-07T00:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2025-05-07T20:16:27.341Z

Reserved: 2025-02-07T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2025-26168

cve-icon Vulnrichment

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2025-05-07T19:16:07.290

Modified: 2025-05-08T14:39:09.683

Link: CVE-2025-26168

cve-icon Redhat

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