CVE-2018-11334 Privilege escalation in n/a

High 7.8 Published Updated

Local attackers can escalate privileges or cause denial of service via a named pipe with insecure permissions in Windscribe.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2018-11334?

CVE-2018-11334 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 23 May 2018. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Windscribe 1.81 creates a named pipe with a NULL DACL that allows Everyone users to gain privileges or cause a denial of service via \\.\pipe\WindscribeService.

Weakness: CWE-732

Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-11334?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Windscribe Windscribe.

How do I fix CVE-2018-11334?

No fix has been published for CVE-2018-11334 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2018-11334 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-11334 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-jc7c-r384-hfgr.

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