CVE-2022-50917: high-severity vulnerability in ProtonVPN
ProtonVPN 1.26.0 - Unquoted Service Path
Published · Updated
21Vexday Risk Score
No sign of exploitation. No public exploitation artifact known so far.
ssvc Trackcvss 8.5epss 0.2%
exploitation probability
0.2%top 88% of all CVEs
observed exploitation
nono source reports it
ProtonVPN 1.26.0 contains an unquoted service path vulnerability in its WireGuard service configuration that allows local attackers to potentially execute arbitrary code. Attackers can exploit the unquoted path by placing malicious executables in specific file system locations to gain elevated privileges during service startup.
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Affected products
ProtonVPN · ProtonVPN