HIGH
In Windscribe v1.83 Build 20, 'WindscribeService' has an Unquoted Service Path that facilitates privilege escalation
Published May 10, 2021
7.8
HIGHCVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.40%
Description
In Windscribe v1.83 Build 20, 'WindscribeService' has an Unquoted Service Path that facilitates privilege escalation.
Affected products
No data.
- 1.83.20
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
7.8 HIGH NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector Local
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required Low
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact High
Integrity Impact High
Availability Impact High
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
4.6 MEDIUM NVD
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Access Vector Local
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact Partial
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
0.40% 0.00397
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 3, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.00397
Score over time
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (17 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 3, 2026 | 0.40% (0.00397) | 31.58th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.40% (0.00397) | 31.25th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.07% (0.00065) | 17.47th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.08% (0.00079) | 36.06th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 27, 2024 | 0.08% (0.00079) | 34.06th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 7, 2024 | 0.07% (0.00073) | 30.11th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.06% (0.00063) | 24.74th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 2.04% (0.02042) | 79.40th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Nov 15, 2022 | 2.04% (0.02042) | 78.80th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Jul 15, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 25.68th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 2.04% (0.02042) | 77.58th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 2.24% (0.02243) | 58.11th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 1.84% (0.01840) | 47.83th | v1 |
| Jan 6, 2022 | 1.84% (0.01840) | 47.32th | v1 |
| Sep 1, 2021 | 1.84% (0.01840) | 75.59th | v1 |
| May 12, 2021 | 1.84% (0.01840) | 0.00th | v1 |
| May 11, 2021 | 0.42% (0.00416) | 0.00th | v1 |
Weaknesses (1)
References (1)
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/48306 x_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/48306 | x_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published May 10, 2021
Updated Aug 4, 2024
Reserved Aug 13, 2020
Link CVE-2020-22809
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a