EIP-2026-117272

PRE-CVE

Hide.Me VPN Client 1.2.4 - Local Privilege Escalation

Title source: legacy

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for EIP-2026-117272. PoCs published by sh4d0wman.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This writeup describes an elevation of privilege (EoP) vulnerability in Hide.Me VPN Client 1.2.4 due to insecure default permissions on the installation directory, allowing a local user to replace binaries or DLLs to escalate to SYSTEM privileges.

Description

Hide.Me VPN Client 1.2.4 - Local Privilege Escalation

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WRITEUP

by sh4d0wman · textlocalwindows

https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40071

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This writeup describes an elevation of privilege (EoP) vulnerability in Hide.Me VPN Client 1.2.4 due to insecure default permissions on the installation directory, allowing a local user to replace binaries or DLLs to escalate to SYSTEM privileges.

Classification

Writeup 100%

Attack Type

Lpe

Complexity

Moderate

Reliability

Reliable

Target: Hide.Me VPN Client 1.2.4

Auth required

Prerequisites: Local user access · Hide.Me VPN Client 1.2.4 installed · Ability to reboot the machine

MITRE ATT&CK

T1068 - Exploitation for Privilege Escalation T1574.001 - DLL

devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

Details

Status pre_cve

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026