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.

CVSS v3 7.8 HIGH

7.8^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.8 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://github.com/Windscribe/Desktop-App	Product
https://github.com/Windscribe/Desktop-App/compare/v2.18.2...v2.18.3?diff=unified&w#diff-57e27ab201a1a612609087b839e03bf87a5a063ffcc3f465a6245469bc102754	Patch
https://github.com/Windscribe/Desktop-App/compare/v2.18.2...v2.18.3?diff=unified&w#diff-cfc5df17057ed92112ae70a42c81c57c79f434429210ff881fb0771cf8e39b4c	Patch
https://hackingbydoing.wixsite.com/hackingbydoing/post/windscribe-vpn-local-privilege-escalation	Exploit Press/Media Coverage Third Party Advisory
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/cisagov/CSAF/develop/csaf_files/IT/white/2025/va-25-343-01.json	Third Party Advisory
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-65199	Third Party Advisory US Government Resource

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:a:windscribe:windscribe::::::linux::*
	cpe:2.3:a:windscribe:windscribe:2.18.1:alpha::::linux::*
	cpe:2.3:a:windscribe:windscribe:2.18.3:::::linux::
	cpe:2.3:a:windscribe:windscribe:2.18.5:::::linux::

History

25 Sep 2026, 23:10

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Summary		(es) Una vulnerabilidad de inyección de comandos existe en Windscribe para la aplicación de escritorio de Linux que permite a un usuario local que es miembro del grupo windscribe ejecutar comandos arbitrarios como root a través del parámetro 'adapterName' de la función 'changeMTU'. Corregido en Windscribe v2.18.3-alpha y v2.18.8.

Information

Published : 2025-12-10 19:16

Updated : 2026-09-28 22:10

NVD link : CVE-2025-65199

Mitre link : CVE-2025-65199

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2025-65199

JSON object : View

Products Affected

windscribe

windscribe

CWE

CWE-78

Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')

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