VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2020-27518

CVSS score7.8 HIGH
EPSS probability0.44%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2021-05-04
Last modified2026-07-09
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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.

Weakness classification

  • nvd@nist.gov: CWE-269

Primary references