CVE-2024-6141
Windscribe Directory Traversal Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability.
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.59%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
Windscribe Directory Traversal Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows local attackers to escalate privileges on affected installations of Windscribe. An attacker must first obtain the ability to execute low-privileged code on the target system in order to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the Windscribe Service. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of a user-supplied path prior to using it in file operations. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to escalate privileges and execute arbitrary code in the context of SYSTEM. Was ZDI-CAN-23441.
- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 0.59% probability · 46th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-22
- Affected
- windscribe/windscribe
- Source
- zdi-disclosures@trendmicro.com
References
- https://github.com/Windscribe/Desktop-App/blob/90a5cc3c1f50f6545f83969c2ace6b4ac2c91c4e/client/common/changelog.txt#L23Release Notes
- https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-24-820/Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.