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CVE-2024-4877

Published: Apr 3, 2025Updated: Apr 29, 2025 Sources: CVE List NVD BDU csafCWE-268
NVD MITRE
8.8CVSSHIGH
EPSS Score
0.4%
Top 67.4%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available

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 Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LPR:LUI:NS:UC:HI:HA:H
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:LPrivileges Required
Low
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:HConfidentiality
High
I:HIntegrity
High
A:HAvailability
High
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Weaknesses

CWE-268NVD-CWE-noinfo

Affected Products

РОСА ХРОМАО «НТЦ ИТ РОСА»
On-prem
Operating Systems / linux-distro
OpenVPNOpenVPN, Inc.
Mixed
Security Products / secure-gateway-vpn
OpenVPNOpenVPN
On-premSecurity Product
Networking Infrastructure
openvpnopenvpn
On-premSecurity Product
Networking Infrastructure
ао «нтц ит роса»commercialRUOperating Systems
openvpn, inc.commercialUSSecurity Productsaka openvpn connect, easy-rsa, openvpn 3 linux
openvpnoss-projectUSNetworking Infrastructureaka openvpn access server, connect

Exploitability

Official Patch Available

References

https://vuldb.com/?id.303243
vuldb.com
https://op-c.net/blog/vulnerabilities-patched-in-openvpn-2-6-11-cve-2024-5594-cve-2024-4877-cve-2024-28882/
op-c.net
https://community.openvpn.net/openvpn/wiki/CVE-2024-4877
community.openvpn.net
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Timeline

Published
Apr 3, 2025
Last Updated
Apr 29, 2025

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