CVE-2020-27518
Severity Score
7.8
*CVSS v3.1
Exploit Likelihood
*EPSS
Affected Versions
*CPE
Public Exploits
1
*Multiple Sources
Exploited in Wild
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*KEV
Decision
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*SSVC
Descriptions
All versions of Windscribe VPN for Mac and Windows <= v2.02.10 contain a local privilege escalation vulnerability in the WindscribeService component. A low privilege user could leverage several openvpn options to execute code as root/SYSTEM.
Todas las versiones de Windscribe VPN para Mac y Windows versiones anteriores a v2.02.10 incluyéndola, contienen una vulnerabilidad de escalada de privilegios local en el componente WindscribeService. Un usuario con pocos privilegios podría aprovechar varias opciones de openvpn para ejecutar código como root/SYSTEM
*Credits:
N/A
CVSS Scores
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Privileges Required
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Attack Vector
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* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
- Decision:-
Exploitation
Automatable
Tech. Impact
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
- 2020-10-21 CVE Reserved
- 2021-05-04 CVE Published
- 2023-03-08 EPSS Updated
- 2024-08-04 CVE Updated
- 2024-08-04 First Exploit
- ---------- Exploited in Wild
- ---------- KEV Due Date
CWE
- CWE-269: Improper Privilege Management
CAPEC
References (2)
| URL | Tag | Source |
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| URL | Date | SRC |
|---|---|---|
| https://jeffs.sh/CVEs/CVE-2020-27518.txt | 2024-08-04 |
| URL | Date | SRC |
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| URL | Date | SRC |
|---|---|---|
| http://windscribe.com | 2021-05-11 |
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
| Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status | <-- --> | Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status |
| Windscribe Search vendor "Windscribe" | Windscribe Search vendor "Windscribe" for product "Windscribe" | <= 2.02.10 Search vendor "Windscribe" for product "Windscribe" and version " <= 2.02.10" | macos |
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| Windscribe Search vendor "Windscribe" | Windscribe Search vendor "Windscribe" for product "Windscribe" | <= 2.02.10 Search vendor "Windscribe" for product "Windscribe" and version " <= 2.02.10" | windows |
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