CVE-2022-50917: Proton Protonvpn

High severity, CVSS 7.8. EPSS: 0.2% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

ProtonVPN 1.26.0 contains an unquoted service path vulnerability in its WireGuard service configuration that allows local attackers to potentially execute arbitrary code. Attackers can exploit the unquoted path by placing malicious executables in specific file system locations to gain elevated privileges during service startup.

Affected products

• Proton Protonvpn: version 1.26.0 only

Published 2026-01-13. Last modified 2026-06-17.