{"id":"CVE-2024-6141","summary":"Windscribe Directory Traversal Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability","details":"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.\n\nThe 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.","modified":"2026-08-12T03:51:37.586565229Z","published":"2024-08-21T16:10:55.914Z","database_specific":{"cwe_ids":["CWE-22"],"osv_generated_from":"https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2024/6xxx/CVE-2024-6141.json","unresolved_ranges":[{"source":"AFFECTED_FIELD","extracted_events":[{"introduced":"2.9.9.0"},{"last_affected":"2.9.9.0"}]}],"cna_assigner":"zdi"},"references":[{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2024/6xxx/CVE-2024-6141.json"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://github.com/Windscribe/Desktop-App/blob/90a5cc3c1f50f6545f83969c2ace6b4ac2c91c4e/client/common/changelog.txt#L23"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-6141"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-24-820/"}],"affected":[{"ranges":[{"type":"GIT","repo":"https://github.com/windscribe/desktop-app","events":[{"introduced":"bc84faf99c5f08b4b6b310fadf9a40eaadbdb771"},{"last_affected":"bc84faf99c5f08b4b6b310fadf9a40eaadbdb771"}],"database_specific":{"cpe":"cpe:2.3:a:windscribe:windscribe:2.9.9:*:*:*:*:windows:*:*","extracted_events":[{"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"}}],"schema_version":"1.9.0","severity":[{"type":"CVSS_V3","score":"CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"}]}