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Description

Nord VPN 6.31.13.0 contains an unquoted service path vulnerability in its nordvpn-service that allows local attackers to execute code with elevated privileges. Attackers can exploit the unquoted binary path during system startup or reboot to potentially run malicious code with LocalSystem permissions.

PUBLISHED Reserved 2026-01-27 | Published 2026-01-28 | Updated 2026-01-28 | Assigner VulnCheck




HIGH: 8.5CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
HIGH: 7.8CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Problem types

Unquoted Search Path or Element

Product status

6.31.13.0
affected

Credits

chipo finder

References

www.exploit-db.com/exploits/48790 (ExploitDB-48790) exploit

nordvpn.com (NordVPN Official Homepage) product

www.vulncheck.com/...n-nordvpn-service-unquoted-service-path (VulnCheck Advisory: Nord VPN-6.31.13.0 - 'nordvpn-service' Unquoted Service Path) third-party-advisory

cve.org (CVE-2020-36992)

nvd.nist.gov (CVE-2020-36992)

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