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Was ZDI-CAN-23441.","severity":{"version":"3.0","score":7.8,"vector":"CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","level":"high","assessor":"cna","from":"cve"},"epss":{"day":"2026-11-11","score":0.00591,"percentile":0.48705,"model":"v2026.06.15"},"facts":{"in_kev":false,"known_exploited":false,"public_exploit":false,"fix_available":false},"cwes":["CWE-22"],"published":"2024-08-21T16:10:55Z","modified":"2026-10-28T02:30:23Z","products":[{"vendor":"windscribe","product":"windscribe"}],"references":[{"url":"https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-24-820/","tags":["x_research-advisory","Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry","advisory"]},{"url":"https://github.com/Windscribe/Desktop-App/blob/90a5cc3c1f50f6545f83969c2ace6b4ac2c91c4e/client/common/changelog.txt#L23","tags":["vendor-advisory","Release Notes","advisory"]},{"url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-6141","tags":["advisory"]},{"url":"https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-24-820"},{"url":"https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-2wj7-gph3-jwg6"},{"url":"https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2024/6xxx/CVE-2024-6141.json","tags":["advisory"]}],"sources":{"cve":[{"id":"CVE-2024-6141","title":"Windscribe Directory Traversal Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability","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.\n\nThe 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.","status":"published","published":"2024-08-21T16:10:55.914Z","modified":"2024-08-27T18:00:05.497Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.0","score":7.8,"vector":"CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","level":"high","assessor":"cna"}],"cwes":["CWE-22"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T14:34:11.305983Z"}],"euvd":[{"id":"EUVD-2024-47285","description":"Windscribe Directory Traversal Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability. 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