CVE-2020-27518

All versions of Windscribe VPN for Mac and Windows <= v2.02.10 contain a local privilege escalation vulnerability in the WindscribeService component. A low privilege user could leverage several openvpn options to execute code as root/SYSTEM.

CVSS v3 7.8 HIGH
CVSS v2.0 7.2 HIGH

7.8^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.8 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

7.2^/10

CVSS v2.0 : HIGH

Vector : AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 10.0

Access Vector LOCAL

Access Complexity LOW

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact COMPLETE

Integrity Impact COMPLETE

Availability Impact COMPLETE

References

Link	Resource
https://jeffs.sh/CVEs/CVE-2020-27518.txt	Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://jeffs.sh/CVEs/CVE-2020-27518.txt	Exploit Third Party Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:a:windscribe:windscribe::::::macos::*
	cpe:2.3:a:windscribe:windscribe::::::windows::*

History

09 Jul 2026, 01:16

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
References	~~{'url': 'http://windscribe.com', 'tags': ['Vendor Advisory'], 'source': 'af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108'}~~

21 Nov 2024, 05:21

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
References	~~() http://windscribe.com - Vendor Advisory~~	() http://windscribe.com - Vendor Advisory
References	~~() https://jeffs.sh/CVEs/CVE-2020-27518.txt - Exploit, Third Party Advisory~~	() https://jeffs.sh/CVEs/CVE-2020-27518.txt - Exploit, Third Party Advisory

Information

Published : 2021-05-04 14:15

Updated : 2026-07-09 01:16

NVD link : CVE-2020-27518

Mitre link : CVE-2020-27518

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2020-27518

JSON object : View

Products Affected

windscribe

windscribe

CWE

CWE-269

Improper Privilege Management

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