VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2024-27903
OpenVPN plug-ins on Windows with OpenVPN 2.6.9 and earlier could be loaded from any directory, which allows an attacker to load an arbitrary plug-in which can be used to interact with the privileged OpenVPN interactive service.
CRITICAL 9.8EPSS 8.92%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (8.92%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
OpenVPN plug-ins on Windows with OpenVPN 2.6.9 and earlier could be loaded from any directory, which allows an attacker to load an arbitrary plug-in which can be used to interact with the privileged OpenVPN interactive service.
- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 CRITICALCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 8.92% probability · 95th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-283, CWE-434
- Affected
- openvpn/openvpn
- Source
- security@openvpn.net
References
- https://community.openvpn.net/openvpn/wiki/CVE-2024-27903Vendor Advisory
- https://openvpn.net/security-advisory/ovpnx-vulnerability-cve-2024-27903-cve-2024-27459-cve-2024-24974/Vendor Advisory
- https://www.mail-archive.com/openvpn-users@lists.sourceforge.net/msg07534.htmlMailing List
- https://community.openvpn.net/openvpn/wiki/CVE-2024-27903Vendor Advisory
- https://openvpn.net/security-advisory/ovpnx-vulnerability-cve-2024-27903-cve-2024-27459-cve-2024-24974/Vendor Advisory
- https://www.mail-archive.com/openvpn-users@lists.sourceforge.net/msg07534.htmlMailing List
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.