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Vulnerability · CVE-2025-65199

A command injection vulnerability exists in Windscribe for Linux Desktop App that allows a local user who is a member of the windscribe group to execute arbitrary commands as root

Published Dec 10, 2025 · catalog updated Dec 18, 2025 · Windscribe Windscribe for Linux Desktop App

Last checked Nov 2, 2026. A connected source was read within the last 7 days.

Check if you run it

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2025-65199. EPSS is 1.25%. Act only if a listed version of Windscribe Windscribe for Linux Desktop App is installed.

Gaps on this record

  • No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.
Severity
High7.3
Known exploitation
Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
1.25%
Remediation
Version ranges on file
Affected products
vendor Windscribe Windscribe for Linux Desktop App 2.10.1 <2.18.8

A command injection vulnerability exists in Windscribe for Linux Desktop App that allows a local user who is a member of the windscribe group to execute arbitrary commands as root via the 'adapterName' parameter of the 'changeMTU' function. Fixed in Windscribe v2.18.3-alpha and v2.18.8.

Are you affected?

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  • vendor Windscribe Windscribe for Linux Desktop App 2.10.1 <2.18.82.10.1 <2.18.8

How to fix CVE-2025-65199

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2025-65199. EPSS is 1.25%. Act only if a listed version of Windscribe Windscribe for Linux Desktop App is installed.

Which versions are affected?

Compare what you have installed with Windscribe Windscribe for Linux Desktop App 2.10.1 <2.18.8 2.10.1 <2.18.8. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.

What should an analyst verify?

No weakness class is stored. EPSS 1.25%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Code

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Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Dec 10, 2025 · EUVD

    Detected

    A command injection vulnerability exists in Windscribe for Linux Desktop App that allows a local user who is a member of the windscribe group to execute arbitrary commands as root via the 'adapterName' parameter of the 'changeMTU' function. Fixed in Windscribe v2.18.3-alpha and v2.18.8.

  2. Dec 18, 2025 · EUVD

    Updated

    A command injection vulnerability exists in Windscribe for Linux Desktop App that allows a local user who is a member of the windscribe group to execute arbitrary commands as root via the 'adapterName' parameter of the 'changeMTU' function. Fixed in Windscribe v2.18.3-alpha and v2.18.8.

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2025-65199

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2025-65199

    30-day exploitation probability 1.25%

    first.org
  • EUVDVulnerability recordEUVD-2025-202584

    A command injection vulnerability exists in Windscribe for Linux Desktop App that allows a local user who is a member of the windscribe group to execute arbitrary commands as root via the 'adapterName' parameter of the 'changeMTU' function. Fixed in Windscribe v2.18.3-alpha and v

    euvd.enisa.europa.eu

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Nov 2, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.

  • FIRST EPSSNov 2, 2026
  • CVE.orgOct 27, 2026
  • EUVDOct 27, 2026