Untrusted search path in Windscribe - CVE-2022-41141
Published: September 27, 2022
Vulnerability identifier: #VU67662
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-2022-41141
CWE-ID: CWE-426
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to uncontrolled search path within the configuration of OpenSSL. A local user can enable escalation of privileges and execute arbitrary code on the system.
Affected software
Windscribe
How to mitigate CVE-2022-41141
Install updates from vendor's website.
Windscribe - update to 2.5.6