What is CVE-2018-11334?

CVE-2018-11334 is a high-severity vulnerability in Windscribe, classified under Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2018-05-23.

How severe is CVE-2018-11334?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Windscribe

CVE-2018-11334

Windscribe 1.81 creates a named pipe with a NULL DACL that allows Everyone users to gain privileges or cause a denial of service via \\.\pipe\WindscribeService.

Published 2018-05-23 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.003 (23.0th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 23rd percentile — 23.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.003 · newest: 0.003 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Windscribe — versions 1.81

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-732 — Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource

References

gist.github.com/drmint80/e5f8a3b8b8324c50a85d9b8623197c68 (Third Party Advisory)
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/143840 (Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-11334?: CVE-2018-11334 is a high-severity vulnerability in Windscribe, classified under Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2018-05-23.
How severe is CVE-2018-11334?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.