Unquoted Service Path in NordVPN Service Enables Privilege Escalation

Publication date: 2026-01-28

Last updated on: 2026-01-28

Assigner: VulnCheck

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.

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Meta Information

Published

2026-01-28

Last Modified

2026-01-28

Generated

2026-07-06

AI Q&A

2026-01-29

EPSS Evaluated

2026-07-04

NVD

CVE-2020-36992

EUVD

EUVD-2020-30900

Affected Vendors & Products

Vendor	Product	Version / Range
nordvpn	nord_vpn	6.31.13.0

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Exploitability

CWE

KEV

CWE ID	Description
CWE-428	The product uses a search path that contains an unquoted element, in which the element contains whitespace or other separators. This can cause the product to access resources in a parent path.

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Executive Summary

This vulnerability is an unquoted service path issue in Nord VPN version 6.31.13.0's nordvpn-service. It allows local attackers to execute code with elevated privileges by exploiting the unquoted binary path during system startup or reboot, potentially running malicious code with LocalSystem permissions.

Impact Analysis

The vulnerability can allow local attackers to run malicious code with elevated privileges (LocalSystem permissions) on the affected system. This can lead to unauthorized control over the system, potentially compromising confidentiality, integrity, and availability of data and system resources.

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