CVE-2023-50446
HIGH
7.8
CVSS Score
Published: December 10, 2023 at 12:00 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 06:39 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorMullvad VPN
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Severity
HIGH7.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.2%
Description
An issue was discovered in Mullvad VPN Windows app before 2023.6-beta1. Insufficient permissions on a directory allow any local unprivileged user to escalate privileges to SYSTEM.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
v ≤ 2023.5
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
References (3)
Release Notes
Source: [email protected]
https://github.com/mullvad/mullvadvpn-app/releases/tag/2023.6-beta1CVSS
- Attack Vector
- LOCAL
- Complexity
- LOW
- Privileges
- LOW
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality
- HIGH
- Integrity
- HIGH
- Availability
- HIGH
Vector?
Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-732
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