A misconfiguration in the Service Mode profile directory of Clash for Windows v0.19.9…
Priority LOW 36CWE-552Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Information disclosure
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-552.
Summary
A misconfiguration in the Service Mode profile directory of Clash for Windows v0.19.9 allows attackers to escalate privileges and execute arbitrary commands when Service Mode is activated.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00319 24th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- 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
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:clash_project:clash:0.19.9:*:*:*:*:windows:*:* | 0.19.9 | Vulnerable | Clash Project |
- cpe:2.3:a:clash_project:clash:0.19.9:*:*:*:*:windows:*:* Versions 0.19.9 Vulnerable ·Clash Project
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-40126
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-8gc3-xq83-phww
References
More Clash Project Clash vulnerabilities
- TI-2023-09931 Clash for Windows v0.20.12 was discovered to contain a remote code execution (RCE)… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2022-09656 Clash for Windows v0.19.8 was discovered to allow arbitrary code execution via a crafted… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2020-15193 In Dreamacro Clash for Windows v0.11.4, an attacker could embed a malicious iframe in a… CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
Sources
- CVE-2022-40126 · CVE Program
- CVE-2022-40126 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-8gc3-xq83-phww · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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