CVE-2020-36992 describes an unquoted service path vulnerability in Nord VPN version 6.31.13.0, specifically within its nordvpn-service. This flaw allows a local attacker to achieve elevated privileges and execute arbitrary code, potentially with LocalSystem permissions, during system startup or reboot. The vulnerability is rated as HIGH severity (CVSS 7.8) due to its low attack complexity and high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While the FAUCET Risk Score is high at 91/100, there is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nordvpn | Nordvpn | 6.31.13.0CNA affected |
CVSS version used by this source: 4.0
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
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.