CVE-2022-41141CWE-427

This vulnerability allows local attackers to escalate privileges on affected installations of Windscribe

High · published January 26, 2023

CVSS v3.0
7.8
EPSS
0%
Percentile
30.1
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

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.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.0
7.8 · HIGH
Vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00373 · 30.1th percentile
Weakness
CWE-427 · Uncontrolled Search Path Element
Published
2023-01-26T00:00Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 26 JAN 00:00Z
    This vulnerability allows local attackers to escalate privileges on affected installations of Windscribe
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