Vulnerability details
CVE-2025-65199
Windscribe for Linux Desktop App
Windscribe for Linux 'changeMTU' local privilege escalation
CVSS 4.0
7.3High
Official description
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.
CVSS scores
| Score | Version | Source | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7.3High | 4.0 | CVEProject cvelistV5 (CNA) (cisa-cg) | CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N |
| 7.8High | 3.1 | CVEProject cvelistV5 (CNA) (cisa-cg) | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Windscribe | Windscribe for Linux Desktop App | 2.10.1 ≤ v < 2.18.3-alpha | CVEProject cvelistV5 (CNA) |
| Windscribe | Windscribe for Linux Desktop App | 2.10.1 ≤ v < 2.18.8 | CVEProject cvelistV5 (CNA) |
References and advisories
6- https://github.com/Windscribe/Desktop-App product
- https://github.com/Windscribe/Desktop-App/compare/v2.18.2...v2.18.3?diff=unified&w#diff-cfc5df17057ed92112ae70a42c81c57c79f434429210ff881fb0771cf8e39b4c patch
- https://github.com/Windscribe/Desktop-App/compare/v2.18.2...v2.18.3?diff=unified&w#diff-57e27ab201a1a612609087b839e03bf87a5a063ffcc3f465a6245469bc102754 patch
- https://hackingbydoing.wixsite.com/hackingbydoing/post/windscribe-vpn-local-privilege-escalation technical-descriptionthird-party-advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-65199
- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/cisagov/CSAF/develop/csaf_files/IT/white/2025/va-25-343-01.json government-resourcethird-party-advisory
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Details
- Published
- 2025-12-10
- Last updated
- 2025-12-18
- State
- Published
- Assigner (CNA)
- cisa-cg
Exploit prediction (EPSS)
1.25%
Probability of exploitation in 30 days
69.6%
Percentile (among all CVEs)
SSVC assessment (CISA)
- Automatable
- No
- Exploitation
- None
- Technical impact
- Total
Weaknesses (CWE)
- CWE-78Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')