CVE-2018-11479

High

Description

The VPN component in Windscribe 1.81 uses the OpenVPN client for connections. Also, it creates a WindScribeService.exe system process that establishes a \\.\pipe\WindscribeService named pipe endpoint that allows the Windscribe VPN process to connect and execute an OpenVPN process or other processes (like taskkill, etc.). There is no validation of the program name before constructing the lpCommandLine argument for a CreateProcess call. An attacker can run any malicious process with SYSTEM privileges through this named pipe.

SeverityHigh
CVSS7.8
Exploit probability—
ProductWindscribe
PublishedMay 25, 2018
First seenMay 25, 2018

How to fix

Sources list no fixed version or patch link for this vulnerability.

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
windscribe windscribe1.81—

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CVE-2018-11479 · Windscribe · Dark Radar