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Hotspot Shield is made by Pango. We track 1 published vulnerability in it, across 2 versions. None of them is on the list of flaws known to be exploited today. If you run Hotspot Shield, keep it on a version the vendor still supports.
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- 0.4%CVE-2020-17365High
Improper directory permissions in the Hotspot Shield VPN client software for Windows 10.3.0 and earlier may allow an authorized user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.
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Improper directory permissions in the Hotspot Shield VPN client software for Windows 10.3.0 and earlier may allow an authorized user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access. The vulnerability allows a local user to corrupt system files: a local user can create a specially crafted symbolic link to a critical file on the system and overwrite it with privileges of the application.
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We track 1 published vulnerability listed under the name Hotspot Shield, across 2 versions.
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