CVE-2024-6141

CVSS V2 None CVSS V3 None

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.

Overview

CVE ID
CVE-2024-6141

Assigner
zdi

Vulnerability Status
PUBLISHED

Published Version
2024-08-21T16:10:55.914Z

Last Modified Date
2024-08-21T16:10:55.914Z

Weakness Enumerations

CWE	URL
CWE-22	http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/22.html

References

Reference URL	Reference Tags
https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-24-820/	x_research-advisory
https://github.com/Windscribe/Desktop-App/blob/90a5cc3c1f50f6545f83969c2ace6b4ac2c91c4e/client/common/changelog.txt#L23	vendor-advisory

Sources

Source Name	Source URL
NIST	https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-6141
MITRE	https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2024-6141

History

Created	Old Value	New Value	Data Type	Notes
2024-08-22 13:11:37				Added to TrackCVE