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.
References (2)
Core 2
Core References
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_misc
http://windscribe.com
Exploit, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://jeffs.sh/CVEs/CVE-2020-27518.txt
Scores
CVSS v3
7.8
EPSS
0.0046
EPSS Percentile
36.4%
Attack Vector
LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Details
CWE
CWE-269
Status
published
Products (1)
windscribe/windscribe
< 2.02.10 (2 CPE variants)
Published
May 04, 2021
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026