Advisories

Private Internet Access 3.3 - 'pia-service' Unquoted Service Path

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severity
high
date
Affecting
  • Private Internet Access 3.3.0.100

CWE
  • CWE-428 Unquoted Search Path or Element
CVSS
8.5
CVSS V4 Vector
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Credit
Saud Alenazi
Description
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.