AtlasVPN - Privilege Escalation
Priority LOW 39Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
AtlasVPN - Privilege Escalation Lack of proper security controls on named pipe messages can allow an attacker with low privileges to send a malicious payload and gain SYSTEM permissions on a windows computer where the AtlasVPN client is installed.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00679 52nd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AtlasVPN | AtlasVPN | 2.4.0 – 2.4.2 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- AtlasVPN VendorAtlasVPN Affected 2.4.0 – 2.4.2 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-23171
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-386g-rfxj-73f8
- 2026-10-06 EPSS moved to the 50th–90th percentile
References
Sources
- CVE-2022-23171 · CVE Program
- CVE-2022-23171 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-386g-rfxj-73f8 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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