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TI-2020-19127 Aliases CVE-2020-36992GHSA-xrrp-v29c-5f2g

Nord VPN-6.31.13.0 - 'nordvpn-service' Unquoted Service Path

Priority HIGH 72CWE-428Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Attack requirements
None
Impact type
Code execution
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-428.

Summary

Nord VPN 6.31.13.0 contains an unquoted service path vulnerability in its nordvpn-service that allows local attackers to execute code with elevated privileges. Attackers can exploit the unquoted binary path during system startup or reboot to potentially run malicious code with LocalSystem permissions.

Why it matters now

Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00174 6th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by the CNA
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
Poc
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Total

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
Nordvpnnordvpn6.31.13.0—No fix listedCNA
  • nordvpn VendorNordvpn Affected 6.31.13.0 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2020-36992
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-xrrp-v29c-5f2g

References

Exploit 1

Other 1

  • TI-2018-15593 Nord VPN 6.14.31 Denial of Service via Password Field CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.7
  • TI-2019-15625 NordVPN 6.19.6 Denial of Service via Email Field Buffer Overflow CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 6.9
  • TI-2018-07207 NordVPN 6.12.7.0 for Windows suffers from a SYSTEM privilege escalation vulnerability… CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
  • 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

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