CVE-2020-26050

high

Description

SaferVPN for Windows Ver 5.0.3.3 through 5.0.4.15 could allow local privilege escalation from low privileged users to SYSTEM via a crafted openssl configuration file. This issue is similar to CVE-2019-12572.

References

https://www.safervpn.com/blog/updates-to-the-safervpn-windows-application/

https://vimeo.com/459654003

https://thebinary0x1.medium.com/cve-2020-26050-safervpn-for-windows-local-privilege-escalation-da069bb1373c

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2021-01-12

Updated: 2026-06-17

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 7.2

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Severity: High

CVSS v3

Base Score: 7.8

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