CVE-2023-7235
The OpenVPN GUI installer before version 2.6.9 did not set the proper access control restrictions to the installation directory of OpenVPN binaries when using a non-standard installation path, which allows an attacker to replace binaries to run…
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.21%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
The OpenVPN GUI installer before version 2.6.9 did not set the proper access control restrictions to the installation directory of OpenVPN binaries when using a non-standard installation path, which allows an attacker to replace binaries to run arbitrary executables.
- CVSS 3.1
- 8.4 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 0.21% probability · 12th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-276
- Affected
- openvpn/openvpn gui
- Source
- security@openvpn.net
References
- https://community.openvpn.net/openvpn/wiki/CVE-2023-7235Permissions Required
- https://community.openvpn.net/openvpn/wiki/CVE-2023-7235Permissions Required
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.