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CVE-2020-25744 (GCVE-0-2020-25744)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2020-09-18 01:57 – Updated: 2024-08-04 15:40
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Summary
SaferVPN before 5.0.3.3 on Windows could allow low-privileged users to create or overwrite arbitrary files, which could cause a denial of service (DoS) condition, because a symlink from %LOCALAPPDATA%\SaferVPN\Log is followed.
Severity
8.1 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
CWE
  • n/a
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