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    CVE-2020-27518

    All versions of Windscribe VPN for Mac and Windows <= v2.02.10 contain a local privilege escalation vulnerability in the WindscribeService component. A low privilege user could leverage several openvpn options to execute code as root/SYSTEM.

    Published:May 4, 2021
    Last Modified:Nov 21, 2024
    EPS:May 4, 2021
    EPSS Score:0.00044
    CVSS Score:7.8

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Windscribe
    Product
    Windscribe

    Exploits

    https://jeffs.sh/CVEs/CVE-2020-27518.txthttps://jeffs.sh/CVEs/CVE-2020-27518.txt

    Common Weakness Enumeration

    CWE-269 Improper Privilege Management

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    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High