CVE-2024-4877
8.8
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Summary
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 Software
| Vendor | Product | Version Range | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| OpenVPN | OpenVPN | 2.4.0 <= 2.6.11 | affected |
Weaknesses
- CWE-268: CWE-268 Privilege Chaining
ADP Enrichment
CISA ADP Vulnrichment
- SSVC:
- Exploitation: none
- Automatable: no
- Technical Impact: total
References
- 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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