CVE-2020-27518

HIGH EPSS 36.4%

Published May 4, 20215y ago · Modified Jun 17, 20262w ago

7.8 CVSS 3.1

High

Published May 4, 2021 5y ago

Last Modified Jun 17, 2026 2w ago

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.

CVSS Details

Base Score

7.8

Exploitability

1.8

Impact

5.9

Vector string

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

User Interaction None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality High

Integrity High

Availability High

Threat Intelligence

EPSS Exploit Probability

36.4% percentile

Exploit & Patch Status

Public Exploit Known

No Patch Available

Weaknesses 1

CWE-269 Improper Privilege Management Authorization

Affected Products 2

Vendor	Product	Version	Range
windscribe	windscribe	*	≤2.02.10
windscribe	windscribe	*	≤2.02.10

References 2

windscribe.com http://windscribe.com

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

ExploitThird Party Advisory

Remediation

No remediation data recorded yet

Check vendor advisories and the NVD entry for patch availability.