CVE-2018-11479 EXPLOIT
7.8
HIGH · CVSS 3.0 · EPSS 9.8% (pctl 95)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
The VPN component in Windscribe 1.81 uses the OpenVPN client for connections. Also, it creates a WindScribeService.exe system process that establishes a \\.\pipe\WindscribeService named pipe endpoint that allows the Windscribe VPN process to connect and execute an OpenVPN process or other processes (like taskkill, etc.). There is no validation of the program name before constructing the lpCommandLine argument for a CreateProcess call. An attacker can run any malicious process with SYSTEM privileges through this named pipe.
Scoring
| CVSS | 7.8 (HIGH, v3.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| EPSS | 9.76% — more likely to be exploited than 95% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-20 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2018-05-25 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-17 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| windscribe | windscribe |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Windscribe - WindscribeService Named Pipe Privilege Escalation (Metasploit) | 2020-02-07 |
References
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/156222/Windscribe-WindscribeService-Named-Pipe-Privilege-Escalation.html
- http://sqlulz.blogspot.com/2018/05/windscribe-vpn-privilege-escalation.html
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/156222/Windscribe-WindscribeService-Named-Pipe-Privilege-Escalation.html
- http://sqlulz.blogspot.com/2018/05/windscribe-vpn-privilege-escalation.html
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