VulnerabilityAnalyzed
CVE-2024-4877
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
HIGH 8.8EPSS 0.43%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.43%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
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
- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 0.43% probability · 36th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-268
- Affected
- openvpn/openvpn
- Source
- security@openvpn.net
References
- https://community.openvpn.net/openvpn/wiki/CVE-2024-4877Permissions Required
- https://www.mail-archive.com/openvpn-users@lists.sourceforge.net/msg07634.htmlMailing List, Release Notes
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.