CVE Vulnerability

CVE-2022-41141

This vulnerability allows local attackers to escalate privileges on affected installations of Windscribe. An attacker must first obtain the ability to execute low-privileged code on the target system in order to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the configuration of OpenSSL. The product loads an OpenSSL configuration file from an unsecured location. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to escalate privileges and execute arbitrary code in the context of SYSTEM. Was ZDI-CAN-16859.

7.8 /10

CVSS v3.0 : HIGH

V3 Legend

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.8 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References
Link Resource
https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-22-1300/ Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://windscribe.com/changelog/windows Release Notes Vendor Advisory
Configurations

Configuration 1

cpe:2.3:a:windscribe:windscribe:2.3.16:*:*:*:*:windows:*:*
Information

Published : 2023-01-26 06:59

Updated : 2023-02-03 07:44

NVD link : CVE-2022-41141

Mitre link : CVE-2022-41141

Products Affected
No products.
CWE
CWE-427