CVE-2025-65199Public exploit

Root command execution via unescaped adapter name

Published Dec 10, 2025 · Updated Dec 10, 2025

Command injection in Windscribe for Linux Desktop App allows local users in the windscribe group to execute commands as root. The root helper's changeMtu handler passes the adapterName IPC value to Utils::executeCommand, which quotes arguments but fails to escape embedded quotes before invoking a shell. Access to /var/run/windscribe/helper.sock is required; a crafted name terminates the quoted argument and appends shell commands.

CVSS severity7.8
High
EPSS probability1.25%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Command injection in Windscribe for Linux Desktop App allows local users in the windscribe group to execute commands as root. The root helper's changeMtu handler passes the adapterName IPC value to Utils::executeCommand, which quotes arguments but fails to escape embedded quotes before invoking a shell. Access to /var/run/windscribe/helper.sock is required; a crafted name terminates the quoted argument and appends shell commands.

The record

CVE
CVE-2025-65199
Published
Dec 10, 2025
Updated
Dec 10, 2025
Vendor
Windscribe
Product
Windscribe Desktop Application
Classifications
CWE-78, T1068
Attack vector
local
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Dec 10, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Dec 10, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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Is a vulnerable build present?

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  1. Affected versionversion=2.10.1 <2.18.3-alpha
  2. Affected versionversion=2.10.1 <2.18.8

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

Windscribe · Windscribe Desktop Applicationversion=2.10.1 <2.18.3-alpha; version=2.10.1 <2.18.8

Published CVSS scores

7.8CISACVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
7.3CISACVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

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Attacks

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Sep 9, 2026Sep 15, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 15, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectorlocal
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitPublished

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-78Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')
T1068Exploitation for Privilege Escalation

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