CVE-2020-26050

HighCVSS 7.8/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

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.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1 7.8/10CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weakness enumeration

CWE-427

Affected software

Vendor	Product	Versions
n/a	n/a	n/a

References

https://thebinary0x1.medium.com/cve-2020-26050-safervpn-for-windows-local-privilege-escalation-da069bb1373cExploit, Third Party Advisory
https://vimeo.com/459654003Exploit, Third Party Advisory
https://www.safervpn.com/blog/updates-to-the-safervpn-windows-application/Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
https://thebinary0x1.medium.com/cve-2020-26050-safervpn-for-windows-local-privilege-escalation-da069bb1373cExploit, Third Party Advisory
https://vimeo.com/459654003Exploit, Third Party Advisory
https://www.safervpn.com/blog/updates-to-the-safervpn-windows-application/Release Notes, Vendor Advisory

Timeline

Published: Jan 12, 2021
Last modified: Jun 17, 2026
NVD status: Modified

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