CVE-2025-65199

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' parameter of the 'changeMTU' function. Fixed in Windscribe v2.18.3-alpha and v2.18.8.
OS Command Injection
ProviderTypeBase ScoreAtk. VectorAtk. ComplexityPriv. RequiredVector
NISTNIST
7.8 HIGH
LOCAL
LOW
LOW
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
cisa-cgCNA
7.8 HIGH
LOCAL
LOW
LOW
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Awaiting analysis
This vulnerability is currently awaiting analysis.
Base Score
CVSS 3.x
EPSS Score
Percentile: Unknown
Common Weakness Enumeration
References
https://github.com/Windscribe/Desktop-App
https://github.com/Windscribe/Desktop-App/compare/v2.18.2...v2.18.3?diff=unified&w#diff-57e27ab201a1a612609087b839e03bf87a5a063ffcc3f465a6245469bc102754
https://github.com/Windscribe/Desktop-App/compare/v2.18.2...v2.18.3?diff=unified&w#diff-cfc5df17057ed92112ae70a42c81c57c79f434429210ff881fb0771cf8e39b4c
https://hackingbydoing.wixsite.com/hackingbydoing/post/windscribe-vpn-local-privilege-escalation
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/cisagov/CSAF/develop/csaf_files/IT/white/2025/va-25-343-01.json
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-65199