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High severity7.8NVD Advisory· Published May 4, 2021· Updated Jul 9, 2026

CVE-2020-27518

CVE-2020-27518

Description

All versions of Windscribe VPN for Mac and Windows <= v2.02.10 contain a local privilege escalation vulnerability in the WindscribeService component. A low privilege user could leverage several openvpn options to execute code as root/SYSTEM.

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Affected products

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  • Windscribe/Windscribe3 versions
    cpe:2.3:a:windscribe:windscribe:*:*:*:*:*:macos:*:*+ 2 more
    • cpe:2.3:a:windscribe:windscribe:*:*:*:*:*:macos:*:*range: <=2.02.10
    • cpe:2.3:a:windscribe:windscribe:*:*:*:*:*:windows:*:*range: <=2.02.10
    • (no CPE)range: <=2.02.10
  • Windscribe/VPNdescription

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