High severity7.8NVD Advisory· Published Jan 12, 2021· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2020-26050

Description

SaferVPN for Windows Ver 5.0.3.3 through 5.0.4.15 could allow local privilege escalation from low privileged users to SYSTEM via a crafted openssl configuration file. This issue is similar to CVE-2019-12572.

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Affected products

SaferVPN/SaferVPN2 versions
cpe:2.3:a:safervpn:safervpn:*:*:*:*:*:windows:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:a:safervpn:safervpn:*:*:*:*:*:windows:*:*range: >=5.0.3.3,<=5.0.4.15
- (no CPE)range: 5.0.3.3 - 5.0.4.15
SaferVPN/SaferVPN for Windowsdescription

Patches

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References

thebinary0x1.medium.com/cve-2020-26050-safervpn-for-windows-local-privilege-escalation-da069bb1373cnvdExploitThird Party Advisory
vimeo.com/459654003nvdExploitThird Party Advisory
www.safervpn.com/blog/updates-to-the-safervpn-windows-application/nvdRelease NotesVendor Advisory

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