CVE Vulnerability

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.

7.2 /10

CVSS v2.0 :

V3 Legend

Vector :

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 10

Attack Vector

Attack Complexity

Privileges Required

User Interaction

Confidentiality Impact COMPLETE

Integrity Impact COMPLETE

Availability Impact COMPLETE

Scope

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://jeffs.sh/CVEs/CVE-2020-27518.txt Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://windscribe.com Vendor Advisory
Configurations

Configuration 1

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

Published : 2021-05-04 02:15

Updated : 2021-05-11 07:08

NVD link : CVE-2020-27518

Mitre link : CVE-2020-27518

Products Affected
No products.
CWE
CWE-269