CVE-2022-41141

HIGH

Windscribe - Privilege Escalation

Title source: llm

Description

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 configuration of OpenSSL. The product loads an OpenSSL configuration file from an unsecured location. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to escalate privileges and execute arbitrary code in the context of SYSTEM. Was ZDI-CAN-16859.

Scores

CVSS v3 7.8
EPSS 0.0011
EPSS Percentile 30.2%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Classification

CWE
CWE-427
Status published

Affected Products (1)

windscribe/windscribe

Timeline

Published Jan 26, 2023
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026