๐Ÿ” CVE Alert

CVE-2024-6141

HIGH 7.8

Windscribe Directory Traversal Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

CVSS Score
7.8
EPSS Score
0.0%
EPSS Percentile
0th

Windscribe Directory Traversal Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability. 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 Windscribe Service. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of a user-supplied path prior to using it in file operations. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to escalate privileges and execute arbitrary code in the context of SYSTEM. Was ZDI-CAN-23441.

CWE CWE-22
Vendor windscribe
Product windscribe
Published Aug 21, 2024
Last Updated Aug 27, 2024
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CVSS v3 Breakdown

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected Versions

Windscribe / Windscribe
2.9.9.0

References

NVD โ†— CVE.org โ†— EPSS Data โ†—
zerodayinitiative.com: https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-24-820/ github.com: https://github.com/Windscribe/Desktop-App/blob/90a5cc3c1f50f6545f83969c2ace6b4ac2c91c4e/client/common/changelog.txt#L23