CVE-2021-44466 is a local privilege escalation vulnerability affecting Bitmask Riseup VPN 0.21.6 on Windows. It arises from improper access controls during installation when a non-default directory is used, allowing low-privileged users to replace the VPN executable with a malicious one. This flaw carries a CVSS score of 7.3 (High), indicating that a local, low-privileged attacker can achieve high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability with user interaction. Currently, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
0.21.6CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:leap:bitmask_riseup_vpn:0.21.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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