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CVE-2022-50924 (GCVE-0-2022-50924)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-01-13 22:51 – Updated: 2026-01-14 19:19
VLAI?
Title
Private Internet Access 3.3 - 'pia-service' Unquoted Service Path
Summary
Private Internet Access 3.3 contains an unquoted service path vulnerability that allows local users to potentially execute arbitrary code with elevated system privileges. Attackers can exploit the unquoted path in the service configuration to inject malicious code that would execute with LocalSystem permissions during service startup.
CWE
  • CWE-428 - Unquoted Search Path or Element
Assigner
Impacted products
Credits
Saud Alenazi
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