High severity7.8NVD Advisory· Published Jan 26, 2023· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2022-41141
CVE-2022-41141
Description
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. The specific flaw exists within the configuration of OpenSSL. The product loads an OpenSSL configuration file from an unsecured location. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to escalate privileges and execute arbitrary code in the context of SYSTEM. Was ZDI-CAN-16859.
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Affected products
2(expand)+ 1 more
- (no CPE)
- (no CPE)range: 2.3 Build 16
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References
2- windscribe.com/changelog/windowsnvdRelease NotesVendor Advisory
- www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-22-1300/nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
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