Nord VPN 6.31.13.0 nordvpn-service unquoted search path

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A vulnerability identified as problematic has been detected in Nord VPN 6.31.13.0. Impacted is an unknown function of the component nordvpn-service. The manipulation leads to unquoted search path. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2020-36992. The attack can only be performed from a local environment. Furthermore, an exploit is available.

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A vulnerability was found in Nord VPN 6.31.13.0. It has been rated as critical. This issue affects some unknown functionality of the component nordvpn-service. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a unquoted search path vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to 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. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

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.

The weakness was published by chipo as 48790. The advisory is shared at exploit-db.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2020-36992 since 01/27/2026. The exploitation is known to be difficult. An attack has to be approached locally. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1574.009 for this issue.

The exploit is available at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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• Network Encryption Software

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• Nord VPN

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• 6.31.13.0

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