{"uuid": "1184cfed-cf1f-457d-a55b-09e7d187e512", "vulnerability_lookup_origin": "1a89b78e-f703-45f3-bb86-59eb712668bd", "author": "9f56dd64-161d-43a6-b9c3-555944290a09", "vulnerability": "CVE-2018-11479", "type": "seen", "source": "https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/blob/master/modules/exploits/windows/local/windscribe_windscribeservice_priv_esc.rb", "content": "{\"actions\": [], \"aliases\": [], \"arch\": \"\", \"author\": [\"Emin Ghuliev\", \"bcoles \"], \"autofilter_ports\": [], \"autofilter_services\": [], \"check\": true, \"default_credential\": false, \"description\": \"The Windscribe VPN client application for Windows makes use of a\\n          Windows service `WindscribeService.exe` which exposes a named pipe\\n          `\\\\.\\\\pipe\\\\WindscribeService` allowing execution of programs with\\n          elevated privileges.\\n\\n          Windscribe versions prior to 1.82 do not validate user-supplied\\n          program names, allowing execution of arbitrary commands as SYSTEM.\\n\\n          This module has been tested successfully on Windscribe versions\\n          1.80 and 1.81 on Windows 7 SP1 (x64).\", \"disclosure_date\": \"2018-05-24\", \"fullname\": \"exploit/windows/local/windscribe_windscribeservice_priv_esc\", \"is_install_path\": true, \"mod_time\": \"2026-04-22 11:58:46 +0000\", \"name\": \"Windscribe WindscribeService Named Pipe Privilege Escalation\", \"needs_cleanup\": true, \"notes\": {\"Reliability\": [\"repeatable-session\"], \"SideEffects\": [\"unknown-side-effects\"], \"Stability\": [\"crash-safe\"]}, \"path\": \"/modules/exploits/windows/local/windscribe_windscribeservice_priv_esc.rb\", \"platform\": \"Windows\", \"post_auth\": false, \"rank\": 600, \"ref_name\": \"windows/local/windscribe_windscribeservice_priv_esc\", \"references\": [\"CVE-2018-11479\", \"URL-http://blog.emingh.com/2018/05/windscribe-vpn-privilege-escalation.html\", \"URL-https://pastebin.com/eLG3dpYK\"], \"rport\": null, \"session_types\": [\"meterpreter\"], \"targets\": [\"Automatic\"], \"type\": \"exploit\"}", "creation_timestamp": "2026-09-08T06:52:13.514815Z"}