CVE-2025-65199
7.8
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Summary
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.
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Version Range | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Windscribe | Windscribe for Linux Desktop App | 2.10.1 < 2.18.3-alpha | affected |
| Windscribe | Windscribe for Linux Desktop App | 2.10.1 < 2.18.8 | affected |
| Windscribe | Windscribe for Linux Desktop App | 2.18.3-alpha | unaffected |
| Windscribe | Windscribe for Linux Desktop App | 2.18.8 | unaffected |
Weaknesses
- CWE-78: CWE-78 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')
ADP Enrichment
CISA ADP Vulnrichment
- SSVC:
- Exploitation: none
- Automatable: no
- Technical Impact: total
References
- https://github.com/Windscribe/Desktop-App
- https://github.com/Windscribe/Desktop-App/compare/v2.18.2…v2.18.3?diff=unified&w#diff-cfc5df17057ed92112ae70a42c81c57c79f434429210ff881fb0771cf8e39b4c
- https://github.com/Windscribe/Desktop-App/compare/v2.18.2…v2.18.3?diff=unified&w#diff-57e27ab201a1a612609087b839e03bf87a5a063ffcc3f465a6245469bc102754
- https://hackingbydoing.wixsite.com/hackingbydoing/post/windscribe-vpn-local-privilege-escalation
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-65199
- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/cisagov/CSAF/develop/csaf_files/IT/white/2025/va-25-343-01.json
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