CVE-2025-65199(windscribe / windscribe)

LOWCVSS 7.3 · HIGH

Signal is active with 1 mentions in latest observed window

Immediate actions

  • Track advisory updates for patch or workaround availability

Recommended action window: Monitor and triage in normal cycle

NVD 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.

0.0/ 10 priority

Sources & remediation

Weakness type (CWE)
CWE-78

Priority

LOW

Exploitation

NONE

PoC

YES

Patch

AVAILABLE

Momentum

NONE

Are you affected?

If you run products in this scope, you should treat this CVE as relevant to your environment.

  • windscribe

Threat summary

  • 1 mentions across 1 observed day

What's happening

  • 1 total mentions across 1 day

Affected systems

Vendors
Products
windscribe

3 versions affected across 1 product

Deep dive

Activity timeline1 mentions / 1d
00111Mentions · 2026-10-15: 110-15
Full discourse1 post
  • DFIR Lab@DFIR_Lab

    🚨 HIGH: CVE-2025-65199 (CVSS 7.8) - Command injection in Windscribe Linux Desktop App allows local privilege escalation to root. Affects users in windscribe group. Fixed in v2.18.3-alpha & v2.18.8. Update immediately. #CVE #Vulnerability #PatchNow https://t.co/UTHeCUM4sF

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CPE platform detail4 entries

4 of 4 entries

PartVendorProductVersionTarget SWTarget HW
Appwindscribewindscribe-linux-
Appwindscribewindscribe2.18.1linux-
Appwindscribewindscribe2.18.3linux-
Appwindscribewindscribe2.18.5linux-

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