Vulnerability · Published Aug 21, 2024 · Assigned by zdi

CVE-2024-6141Windscribe Directory Traversal Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

High 7.8

In plain English

A high-severity path traversal in Windscribe from Windscribe. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.6% (higher than 48% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.0)7.8High

Exploit odds (30 days)0.6%top 51.6% of all CVEs

Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none

Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

Windscribe Directory Traversal Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability. 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 Windscribe Service. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of a user-supplied path prior to using it in file operations. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to escalate privileges and execute arbitrary code in the context of SYSTEM. Was ZDI-CAN-23441.

Affected products (as reported)

Vendor	Product	Versions
Windscribe	Windscribe	2.9.9.0

Weakness: CWE-22 · Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References

ZDI-24-820 x_research-advisory
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