CVE-2025-65199Windscribe for Linux 'changeMTU' local privilege escalation
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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
- 7.8 HIGH (v3.1, CNA)CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-78
- Known exploited
- Not in CISA's KEV catalog
- EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days)
- Not loaded for this CVE
- Assigned by
- cisa-cg
- NVD analysis
- Analyzed
- Record last updated
- Dec 18, 2025
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- Oct 9, 2026
Affected products
Windscribe Windscribe for Linux Desktop App windscribe:for_linux_desktop_app (from the name) | from 2.10.1 before 2.18.3-alpha; from 2.10.1 before 2.18.8; 2.18.3-alpha not affected; 2.18.8 not affected | CNA record |
windscribe windscribe windscribe:windscribe | from 2.10.1 through 2.17.10; 2.18.1; 2.18.3; 2.18.5 | NVD |
References
- https://github.com/Windscribe/Desktop-Appproduct
- https://github.com/Windscribe/Desktop-App/compare/v2.18.2...v2.18.3?diff=unified&w#diff-cfc5df17057ed92112ae70a42c81c57c79f434429210ff881fb0771cf8e39b4cpatch
- https://github.com/Windscribe/Desktop-App/compare/v2.18.2...v2.18.3?diff=unified&w#diff-57e27ab201a1a612609087b839e03bf87a5a063ffcc3f465a6245469bc102754patch
- https://hackingbydoing.wixsite.com/hackingbydoing/post/windscribe-vpn-local-privilege-escalationtechnical-description, third-party-advisory, exploit, press/media-coverage
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-65199third-party-advisory, us-government-resource
- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/cisagov/CSAF/develop/csaf_files/IT/white/2025/va-25-343-01.jsongovernment-resource, third-party-advisory
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