CVE-2020-27518

High

Description

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.

SeverityHigh
CVSS7.8
Exploit probability—
ProductWindscribe
PublishedMay 4, 2021
First seenMay 4, 2021

How to fix

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

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
windscribe windscribev ≤ 2.02.10—

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