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CVE-2025-65199

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Exploit

Windscribe for Linux 'changeMTU' local privilege escalation

A command injection vulnerability exists in Windscribe for Linux Desktop App that allows a local user who is a member of the windscribe group to execute arbitrary commands as root via the 'adapterName' parameter of the 'changeMTU' function. Fixed in Windscribe v2.18.3-alpha and v2.18.8.
Daten sind bereitgestellt durch National Vulnerability Database (NVD)
Windscribe ≫ Windscribe SwPlatformlinux Version >= 2.10.1 <= 2.17.10
Windscribe ≫ Windscribe Version2.18.1 Updatealpha SwPlatformlinux
Windscribe ≫ Windscribe Version2.18.3 SwPlatformlinux
Windscribe ≫ Windscribe Version2.18.5 SwPlatformlinux
Zu dieser CVE wurde keine Warnung gefunden.
EPSS Metriken
Typ Quelle Score Percentile
EPSS FIRST.org 1.09% 0.612
CVSS Metriken
Quelle Base Score Exploit Score Impact Score Vector String
9119a7d8-5eab-497f-8521-727c672e3725 7.3 0 0
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/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
9119a7d8-5eab-497f-8521-727c672e3725 7.8 1.8 5.9
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE-78 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')

The product constructs all or part of an OS command using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the intended OS command when it is sent to a downstream component.

https://github.com/Windscribe/Desktop-App
Product
https://github.com/Windscribe/Desktop-App/compare/v2.18.2...v2.18.3?diff=unified&w#diff-cfc5df17057ed92112ae70a42c81c57c79f434429210ff881fb0771cf8e39b4c
Patch
https://github.com/Windscribe/Desktop-App/compare/v2.18.2...v2.18.3?diff=unified&w#diff-57e27ab201a1a612609087b839e03bf87a5a063ffcc3f465a6245469bc102754
Patch
https://hackingbydoing.wixsite.com/hackingbydoing/post/windscribe-vpn-local-privilege-escalation
Third Party Advisory
Exploit
Press/Media Coverage
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-65199
Third Party Advisory
US Government Resource
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/cisagov/CSAF/develop/csaf_files/IT/white/2025/va-25-343-01.json
Third Party Advisory