NordVPN 6.12.7.0 for Windows suffers from a SYSTEM privilege escalation vulnerability…
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
NordVPN 6.12.7.0 for Windows suffers from a SYSTEM privilege escalation vulnerability through the "nordvpn-service" service. This service establishes an NetNamedPipe endpoint that allows arbitrary installed applications to connect and call publicly exposed methods. The "Connect" method accepts a class instance argument that provides attacker control of the OpenVPN command line. An attacker can specify a dynamic library plugin that should run for every new VPN connection attempt. This plugin will execute code in the context of the SYSTEM user.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2018-10170
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-vxfv-xfvw-w2f5
References
More Nordvpn vulnerabilities
- TI-2019-15625 NordVPN 6.19.6 Denial of Service via Email Field Buffer Overflow CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 6.9
- TI-2018-06610 NordVPN 3.3.10 for macOS suffers from a root privilege escalation vulnerability. CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.8
- TI-2018-02920 OS command injection in Talos NordVPN CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
Sources
- CVE-2018-10170 · CVE Program
- CVE-2018-10170 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-vxfv-xfvw-w2f5 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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