CVE-2025-65199 HIGH

CVE-2025-65199: Windscribe for Linux 'changeMTU' local privilege escalation

Vendor Windscribe
Product Windscribe for Linux Desktop App
Weakness CWE-78
Published December 10, 2025
Last update December 18, 2025
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CVSS base score

7.8/10
Attack vector Local
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required Low
User interaction None
Confidentiality High
Integrity High

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

What the vulnerability does

01Description

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.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

December 10, 2025 CVE published
December 18, 2025 Record updated