Windscribe Directory Traversal Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

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  "id": "ca2eb96527dfc61dd3cce2d05840cd49e5b500b7f3459a2e98b89913fcf81595",
  "url": "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-6141",
  "method": "structured",
  "payload": {
    "kind": "advisory",
    "title": "Windscribe Directory Traversal Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability",
    "summary": "Windscribe Directory Traversal Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability. 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 Windscribe Service. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of a user-supplied path prior to using it in file operations. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to escalate privileges and execute arbitrary code in the context of SYSTEM. Was ZDI-CAN-23441.",
    "evidence": "osv:CVE-2024-6141",
    "products": [],
    "severity": "high",
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      "aliases": [
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          "type": "CVSS_V3",
          "score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"
        }
      ],
      "affected": [
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            {
              "repo": "https://github.com/windscribe/desktop-app",
              "type": "GIT",
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              "database_specific": {
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                    "cpe": "cpe:2.3:a:windscribe:windscribe:2.9.9:*:*:*:*:windows:*:*",
                    "range": [
                      {
                        "introduced": "2.9.9"
                      },
                      {
                        "last_affected": "2.9.9"
                      }
                    ],
                    "source": "CPE_STRING"
                  }
                ]
              }
            }
          ],
          "versions": [
            "2.9.9",
            "v2.9.9"
          ],
          "database_specific": {
            "source": "https://storage.googleapis.com/cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2024-6141.json"
          }
        }
      ],
      "modified": "2026-10-28T02:30:23.664436363Z",
      "provider": "osv",
      "references": [
        "https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2024/6xxx/CVE-2024-6141.json",
        "https://github.com/Windscribe/Desktop-App/blob/90a5cc3c1f50f6545f83969c2ace6b4ac2c91c4e/client/common/changelog.txt#L23",
        "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-6141",
        "https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-24-820/"
      ],
      "provider_metadata": {
        "cwe_ids": [
          "CWE-22"
        ],
        "cna_assigner": "zdi",
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          {
            "extracted_events": [
              {
                "range": [
                  {
                    "introduced": "2.9.9.0"
                  },
                  {
                    "last_affected": "2.9.9.0"
                  }
                ],
                "source": "AFFECTED_FIELD",
                "strategy": "StandaloneSingleVersion"
              }
            ]
          }
        ],
        "osv_generated_from": "https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2024/6xxx/CVE-2024-6141.json"
      }
    },
    "related_cves": [
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        "value": "CVE-2024-6141",
        "evidence": "/id"
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    "security_relevant": true,
    "severity_evidence": "/severity/0/score"
  },
  "source_id": "core-osv",
  "document_id": 490027,
  "published_at": "2024-08-21T16:10:55.914+00:00"
}