{"answers":{"affected":"","exploited":"It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2026-2542 exists.","fix":"No fix has been published for CVE-2026-2542 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.","what":"CVE-2026-2542 is a high-severity vulnerability in Total VPN, published on 16 Feb 2026. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim."},"fix_prompt":"Check this codebase for CVE-2026-2542 and fix it if it is affected.\n\nWhat it is: CVE-2026-2542 is a high-severity vulnerability in Total VPN, published on 16 Feb 2026. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.\nExploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2026-2542 exists.\n\nAffected product: Total VPN. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.\n\nTask:\n1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.\n2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.\n3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.\n4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.\n5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.\n\nReference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-2542/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-2542/index.md)","id":"CVE-2026-2542","markdown":"https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-2542/index.md","name":"CVE-2026-2542","record":{"aliases":["GHSA-fr8w-mgp5-2p5v"],"analysis":{"component_type":"desktop_application","fix_type":"no_fix_stated","impacts":["privilege_escalation"],"network_reachable":"adjacent_or_local","non_default_config":false,"product_category":"Total VPN client","requires_auth":"low_privilege","summary":"Local attackers can exploit an unquoted service path in Total VPN to execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.","user_interaction":"not_required","vuln_class":"privilege_escalation"},"analysis_generated_by":"qwen3.8-flash-next","assigner":"VulDB","cpe":[],"cvss":{"score":7.3,"severity":"high","source":"cna","vector":"CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X","version":"4.0"},"cwes":[{"id":"CWE-428","name":"Unquoted Search Path or Element"},{"id":"CWE-426","name":"Untrusted Search Path"}],"description":"A weakness has been identified in Total VPN 0.5.29.0 on Windows. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the file C:\\Program Files\\Total VPN\\win-service.exe. Executing a manipulation can lead to unquoted search path. It is possible to launch the attack on the local host. This attack is characterized by high complexity. The exploitation appears to be difficult. The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way.","ecosystems":[],"exploits":{"exploitdb":0,"first_seen":null,"github_poc":0,"max_poc_stars":null,"metasploit":0,"nuclei":0,"refs":[],"tier":"weaponised"},"has_fix":null,"headline":"Total VPN win-service.exe unquoted search path","id":"CVE-2026-2542","indexable":true,"kev":null,"kind":"cve","links":{"ecosystem":null,"product":null,"products":[],"type":"privilege_escalation","year":"2026"},"n_packages":0,"n_references":4,"next":{"headline":"vichan-devel vichan Password Change pages.php unverified password change","id":"CVE-2026-2543"},"packages":[],"prev":{"headline":"Micca KE700 Brute-force vulnerability due to low entropy","id":"CVE-2026-2541"},"products":["Total VPN"],"published":"2026-02-16","related":[],"sources":[{"class":"attribution","licence":"CVE Terms of Use (MITRE)","name":"CVE List","prefix":"CVE"},{"class":"attribution","licence":"CWE Terms of Use","name":"CWE (MITRE)"},{"class":"attribution","licence":"FIRST CVSS licence","name":"CVSS (FIRST)"}],"ssvc":{"automatable":"no","exploitation":"poc","technical_impact":"total"},"state":"PUBLISHED","updated":"2026-02-23","vendors":["n/a"]},"summary":"Local attackers can exploit an unquoted service path in Total VPN to execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.","url":"https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-2542/"}