7 CVEs matched to Windscribe by name in NVD, none on CISA's Known Exploited list.
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2 CVEs have an estimated 10%-or-higher chance of having already been exploited despite not appearing on CISA's KEV catalog. KEV is a curated record of confirmed cases rather than a complete census, so this is where its coverage is likely thinnest — an estimate from EPSS history, not a finding. Based on a median of 2 EPSS observations per CVE.
Likely-exploited estimates here rest on a median of 2 EPSS observations per CVE — too little history to read as a trend yet. It deepens daily as scores are collected.
The VPN component in Windscribe 1.81 uses the OpenVPN client for connections. Also, it creates a WindScribeService.exe system process that establishes a \\.\pip…
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.
All versions of Windscribe VPN for Mac and Windows <= v2.02.10 contain a local privilege escalation vulnerability in the WindscribeService component. A low priv…
| Year | Critical | High | Medium | Low | Unscored | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2024 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2023 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2021 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2018 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
EPSS is FIRST's estimate of the chance a CVE is exploited in the next 30 days. It measures likelihood, not impact.
| CVE | EPSS | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| CVE-2018-11479 | 9.8% | 95% |
| CVE-2025-65199 | 1.3% | 69% |
| CVE-2024-6141 | 0.6% | 47% |
| CVE-2020-27518 | 0.4% | 37% |
| CVE-2020-22809 | 0.4% | 32% |
| CVE-2022-41141 | 0.4% | 30% |
| CVE-2018-11334 | 0.3% | 24% |
A command injection vulnerability exists in Windscribe for Linux Desktop App that allows a local user who is a member of the windscribe group to execute arbitrary commands as root via the 'adapterName…
Windscribe Directory Traversal Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows local attackers to escalate privileges on affected installations of Windscribe. An attacker must firs…
In Windscribe v1.83 Build 20, 'WindscribeService' has an Unquoted Service Path that facilitates privilege escalation.
This vulnerability allows local attackers to escalate privileges on affected installations of Windscribe. An attacker must first obtain the ability to execute l…
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 Windscribe v1.83 Build 20, 'WindscribeService' has an Unquoted Service Path that facilitates privilege escalation.
All versions of Windscribe VPN for Mac and Windows <= v2.02.10 contain a local privilege escalation vulnerability in the WindscribeService component. A low privilege user could leverage several openvp…
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 …
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.