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CVE-2022-50924: Private Internet Access 3.3 - 'pia-service' Unquoted Service Path

• Severity: high (CVSS 8.4 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2026-01-13 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-428

Description

Private Internet Access 3.3 contains an unquoted service path vulnerability that allows local users to potentially execute arbitrary code with elevated system privileges. Attackers can exploit the unquoted path in the service configuration to inject malicious code that would execute with LocalSystem permissions during service startup.

Affected products

• Private Internet Access: 3.3.0.100

References

• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/50804
• https://www.privateinternetaccess.com
• https://www.privateinternetaccess.com/download
• https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/private-internet-access-pia-service-unquoted-service-path

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