PT-2023-31553 · Mullvad · Mullvad Vpn Windows App

Jontified · Published 2023-12-10 · Updated 2023-12-13 · CVE-2023-50446

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 Mullvad VPN Windows app versions prior to 2023.6-beta1

Description An issue was discovered in the Mullvad VPN Windows app, where insufficient permissions on a directory allow any local unprivileged user to escalate privileges to SYSTEM.

Recommendations For versions prior to 2023.6-beta1, update to version 2023.6-beta1 or later to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting access to the vulnerable directory to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Fix

Incorrect Permission

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-732

Related Identifiers

CVE-2023-50446

Affected Products

Mullvad Vpn Windows App

References · 9

• https://github.com/mullvad/mullvadvpn-app/pull/5398 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-50446 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-50446 · Vendor Advisory
• https://github.com/mullvad/mullvadvpn-app/releases/tag/2023.6-beta1 · Note
• https://github.com/mullvad/mullvadvpn-app/releases/tag/2023.6 · Note
• https://t.me/cvenotify/63112 · Telegram Post
• https://t.me/cvenotify/63540 · Telegram Post
• https://twitter.com/VulmonFeeds/status/1733934075012960292 · Twitter Post
• https://twitter.com/CVEnew/status/1733897711873819008 · Twitter Post