va-25-343-01
Vulnerability from csaf_cisa
Published
2025-12-10 16:46
Modified
2025-12-10 16:46
Summary
Windscribe for Linux 'changeMTU' local privilege escalation

Notes

Legal Notice
All information products included in [https://github.com/cisagov/CSAF/tree/develop/csaf_files/IT/white](https://github.com/cisagov/CSAF/tree/develop/csaf_files/IT/white) are provided \"as is\" for informational purposes only. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) does not provide any warranties of any kind regarding any information contained within. DHS does not endorse any commercial product or service, referenced in this product or otherwise. Further dissemination of this product is governed by the Traffic Light Protocol (TLP) marking in the header. For more information about TLP, see [https://us-cert.cisa.gov/tlp/](https://us-cert.cisa.gov/tlp/).
Countries and Areas Deployed
Worldwide
Critical Infrastructure Sectors
Information Technology
Risk Evaluation
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.
Recommended Practices
This issue is fixed in Windscribe for Linux Desktop App v2.18.3-alpha and v2.18.8.
Company Headquarters Location
United States


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