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Vulnerability DatabaseCVE-2022-41141
CVE-2022-41141:
Windscribe vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
A local privilege escalation vulnerability was discovered in Windscribe software, identified as CVE-2022-41141. The vulnerability was reported on March 17, 2022, and publicly disclosed on September 26, 2022. The flaw affects Windscribe installations on Windows systems, specifically version 2.3.16 (Zero Day Initiative).
Technical details
The vulnerability stems from an uncontrolled search path element in the OpenSSL configuration of Windscribe. Specifically, the product loads an OpenSSL configuration file from an unsecured location. The vulnerability has been assigned a CVSS v3.1 base score of 7.8 (High), with the vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H. The weakness has been categorized as CWE-427 (Uncontrolled Search Path Element) (NVD).
Impact
If successfully exploited, this vulnerability allows an attacker to escalate privileges and execute arbitrary code in the context of SYSTEM on the affected system. This means an attacker could gain complete control over the targeted system with the highest possible privileges (Zero Day Initiative).
Mitigation and workarounds
Windscribe has released an update to address this vulnerability. Users are advised to update their Windscribe installations to the latest version available through the official changelog (Windscribe Changelog).
Additional resources
Source: This report was generated using AI
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