PT-2021-10797 · Unknown · Windscribe

Published 2021-05-10 · Updated 2021-05-20 · CVE-2020-22809

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

7.8

High

Base vector

AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Windscribe version 1.83 Build 20

Description The issue is related to an Unquoted Service Path in the 'WindscribeService' of Windscribe, which can facilitate privilege escalation.

Recommendations For Windscribe version 1.83 Build 20, consider updating to a newer version that quotes the service path to prevent privilege escalation. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Exploit

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-428

Related Identifiers

CVE-2020-22809

Affected Products

Windscribe

References · 3

• 🔥 https://exploit-db.com/exploits/48306 · Exploit
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2020-22809 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-22809 · Security Note