CVE-2022-26634

HIGH

HMA VPN <5.3.5913.0 - Privilege Escalation

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2022-26634. PoCs published by Saud Alenazi.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This is a writeup describing an unquoted service path vulnerability in HMA VPN 5.3. The vulnerability could allow local privilege escalation if an attacker can place executable code in a system root path.

Description

HMA VPN v5.3.5913.0 contains an unquoted service path which allows attackers to escalate privileges to the system level.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WRITEUP
by Saud Alenazi · textlocalwindows
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/50765

This is a writeup describing an unquoted service path vulnerability in HMA VPN 5.3. The vulnerability could allow local privilege escalation if an attacker can place executable code in a system root path.

Classification
Writeup 90%
Attack Type
Lpe
Complexity
Moderate
Reliability
Theoretical
Target: HMA VPN 5.3.5913.0
Auth required
Prerequisites: Local access to the system · Ability to write to the system root path
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (2)

Core 2
Core References
Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry x_refsource_misc
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/50765
Exploit, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://cxsecurity.com/issue/WLB-2022020111

Scores

CVSS v3 7.8
EPSS 0.0043
EPSS Percentile 34.1%
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-428
Status published
Products (1)
hma/hidemyass 5.3.5913.0
Published May 20, 2022
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026