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CVE-2024-4877
April 03, 2025
OpenVPN version 2.4.0 through 2.6.10 on Windows allows an external, lesser privileged process to create a named pipe which the OpenVPN GUI component would connect to allowing it to escalate its privileges
Affected Packages
https://github.com/OpenVPN/openvpn.git (GITHUB):
Affected version(s) >=v2.4.0 <v2.6.11
Fix Suggestion:
Update to version v2.6.11
Related Resources (2)
https://community.openvpn.net/openvpn/wiki/CVE-2024-4877
https://www.mail-archive.com/openvpn-users@lists.sourceforge.net/msg07634.html
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CVSS v4
Base Score:
8.7
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Attack Requirements
NONE
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Vulnerable System Confidentiality
HIGH
Vulnerable System Integrity
HIGH
Vulnerable System Availability
HIGH
Subsequent System Confidentiality
NONE
Subsequent System Integrity
NONE
Subsequent System Availability
NONE
CVSS v3
Base Score:
8.8
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Weakness Type (CWE)
Privilege Chaining
CWE-268
EPSS
Base Score:
0.23