CVE-2023-50446: Mullvad VPN

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

An issue was discovered in Mullvad VPN Windows app before 2023.6-beta1. Insufficient permissions on a directory allow any local unprivileged user to escalate privileges to SYSTEM.

Affected products

• Mullvad Mullvad VPN: up to and including 2023.5

Published 2023-12-10. Last modified 2026-06-17.