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TI-2023-27592 Aliases CVE-2023-50446GHSA-4j2v-8g53-r728

An issue was discovered in Mullvad VPN Windows app before 2023.6-beta1.

Priority LOW 34CWE-732Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
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

An issue was discovered in Mullvad VPN Windows app before 2023.6-beta1. Insufficient permissions on a directory allow any local unprivileged user to escalate privileges to SYSTEM.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00245 15th 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

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:mullvad:mullvad_vpn:*:*:*:*:*:windows:*:*up to 2023.5VulnerableMullvad
  • cpe:2.3:a:mullvad:mullvad_vpn:*:*:*:*:*:windows:*:* Versions up to 2023.5 Vulnerable ·Mullvad

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-50446
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-4j2v-8g53-r728

References

Patch 1

Other 2

  • TI-2026-24851 Mullvad VPN for macOS: Local Privilege Escalation via unverified bundle path in installer CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8

Sources

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