CVE-2020-13866
WinGate v9.4.1.5998 has insecure permissions for the installation directory, which allows local...
WinGate v9.4.1.5998 has insecure permissions for the installation directory, which allows local users to gain privileges by replacing an executable file with a Trojan horse.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
WinGate v9.4.1.5998 has insecure permissions for the installation directory, which allows local users to gain privileges by replacing an executable file with a Trojan horse.
- Record
CVE-2020-13866- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 7.2 High
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-732
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
WinGate v9.4.1.5998 has insecure permissions for the installation directory, which allows local users to gain privileges by replacing an executable file with a Trojan horse.
- Record
CVE-2020-13866- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2020-6077 No score
WinGate v9.4.1.5998 has insecure permissions for the installation directory, which allows local users to gain privileges by replacing an executable file with a Trojan horse.
- Record
EUVD-2020-6077- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-x239-r49p-mj57 No score
WinGate v9.4.1.5998 has insecure permissions for the installation directory, which allows local...
WinGate v9.4.1.5998 has insecure permissions for the installation directory, which allows local users to gain privileges by replacing an executable file with a Trojan horse.
- Record
GHSA-x239-r49p-mj57- Weakness
- CWE-276
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | WinGate 9.4.1.5998 - Insecure Folder Permissions | 2020-06-10 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2020-13866 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) in Qbik Wingate, published June 8, 2020. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.07%, the 65th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
packetstormsecurity.com/files/157958/WinGate-9.4.1.5998-Insecure-Permissions-Privilege-Escalation.html
hyp3rlinx.altervista.org/advisories/WINGATE-INSECURE-PERMISSIONS-LOCAL-PRIVILEGE-ESCALATION.txt
seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2020/Jun/11
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-13866
github.com/advisories/GHSA-x239-r49p-mj57