Unquoted Search Path or Element in Windscribe - CVE-2025-14400
Published: January 23, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU121968
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 8.5 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2025-14400
CWE-ID: CWE-428
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to unquoted search path or element within the configuration of OpenSSL. A local user can execute arbitrary code on the target system with elevated privileges.
Affected software
Windscribe
How to mitigate CVE-2025-14400
Install updates from vendor's website.
Windscribe - update to 2.17.10