# CVE-2017-17809: In Golden Frog VyprVPN before 2.15.0.5828 for macOS, the vyprvpnservice launch daemon has an unprotected XPC service that allows attackers t

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2017-12-20 · Updated: 2024-09-16

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

In Golden Frog VyprVPN before 2.15.0.5828 for macOS, the vyprvpnservice launch daemon has an unprotected XPC service that allows attackers to update the underlying OpenVPN configuration and the arguments passed to the OpenVPN binary when executed. An attacker can abuse this vulnerability by forcing the VyprVPN application to load a malicious dynamic library every time a new connection is made.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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## References

- https://github.com/VerSprite/research/blob/master/advisories/VS-2017-007.md

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