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CVE-2026-2542 Detail

Description

A weakness has been identified in Total VPN 0.5.29.0 on Windows. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the file C:\Program Files\Total VPN\win-service.exe. Executing a manipulation can lead to unquoted search path. It is possible to launch the attack on the local host. This attack is characterized by high complexity. The exploitation appears to be difficult. The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way.


Metrics

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CVSS 4.0 Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST CVSS score
NIST: NVD
N/A
NVD assessment not yet provided.

Nist CVSS score does not match with CNA score
CNA:  VulDB
CVSS-B 7.3 HIGH
Vector:  CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

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URL Source(s) Tag(s)
https://github.com/Cyber-Wo0dy/report/blob/main/totalvpn/0.5.29.0/totalvpn_unquoted_service_path.md VulDB
https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.346127 VulDB
https://vuldb.com/?id.346127 VulDB
https://vuldb.com/?submit.749365 VulDB

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-426 Untrusted Search Path VulDB  
CWE-428 Unquoted Search Path or Element VulDB  

Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2026-2542
NVD Published Date:
02/16/2026
NVD Last Modified:
02/16/2026
Source:
VulDB