CVE-2022-40126 describes a privilege escalation vulnerability in Clash for Windows v0.19.9, stemming from a misconfiguration in the Service Mode profile directory. This flaw allows a local attacker to execute arbitrary commands with elevated privileges when Service Mode is active. Rated 7.8 HIGH on CVSS, the vulnerability has low attack complexity and requires local access, but can lead to high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
0.19.9CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:clash_project:clash:0.19.9:*:*:*:*: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
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