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Vulnerability record · CVE-2023-50446 · published 10 December 2023

CVE-2023-50446: Mullvad vpn incorrect permission assignment vulnerability

Mullvad · Mullvad Vpn

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.

7.8 CVSS 3.1 High EPSS 0.25% · top 85.9% CWE-732 · Incorrect permission assignment
7.8CVSS 3.1 base score
0.25%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
6References
17 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

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.

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
https://github.com/mullvad/mullvadvpn-app/pull/5398 PatchVendor Advisory
https://github.com/mullvad/mullvadvpn-app/releases/tag/2023.6 Release Notes
https://github.com/mullvad/mullvadvpn-app/releases/tag/2023.6-beta1 Release Notes
https://github.com/mullvad/mullvadvpn-app/pull/5398 PatchVendor Advisory
https://github.com/mullvad/mullvadvpn-app/releases/tag/2023.6 Release Notes
https://github.com/mullvad/mullvadvpn-app/releases/tag/2023.6-beta1 Release Notes

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2023-50446), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-29). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.