---
id: CVE-2020-27518
title: >-
  All versions of Windscribe VPN for Mac and Windows <= v2.02.10 contain a local
  privilege escalation vulnerability in the WindscribeService component
summary: >-
  All versions of Windscribe VPN for Mac and Windows <= v2.02.10 contain a local
  privilege escalation vulnerability in the WindscribeService component. A low
  privilege user could leverage several openvpn options to execute code as
  root/SYS…
severity: high
cvss: 7.8
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'
cwe:
  - CWE-269
vendor: windscribe
product: windscribe
affected:
  - windscribe <= 2.02.10
published: '2021-05-04'
updated: '2026-07-05'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-27518'
references:
  - url: 'https://jeffs.sh/CVEs/CVE-2020-27518.txt'
    label: cve@mitre.org
  - url: 'http://windscribe.com'
    label: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
  - url: 'https://jeffs.sh/CVEs/CVE-2020-27518.txt'
    label: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
tags:
  - nvd
epss: 0.00437
epssPercentile: 0.35416
ingestedAt: '2026-07-05T02:00:01.589Z'
---

## Overview

All versions of Windscribe VPN for Mac and Windows <= v2.02.10 contain a local privilege escalation vulnerability in the WindscribeService component. A low privilege user could leverage several openvpn options to execute code as root/SYSTEM.

## Affected

- `windscribe <= 2.02.10`

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.