CVE-2020-27518 describes a local privilege escalation vulnerability affecting all versions of Windscribe VPN for Mac and Windows up to v2.02.10. A low-privileged user can exploit the WindscribeService component by manipulating OpenVPN options to execute code with root/SYSTEM privileges. This vulnerability carries a CVSS score of 7.8 (High) due to its low attack complexity and the potential for complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage regarding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 2.02.10CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:windscribe:windscribe:*:*:*:*:*:macos:*:* | ||
<= 2.02.10CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:windscribe:windscribe:*:*:*:*:*:windows:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.2 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.