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.
ProviderTypeBase ScoreAtk. VectorAtk. ComplexityPriv. RequiredVector
NISTNIST
9.8 CRITICAL
NETWORK
LOW
NONE
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
OpenVPNCNA
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CISA-ADPADP
7.2 HIGH
NETWORK
LOW
HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVEADP
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Base Score
CVSS 3.x
EPSS Score
Percentile: 91%
VendorProductVersion
openvpnopenvpn
𝑥
< 2.5.10
openvpnopenvpn
2.6.0 ≤
𝑥
< 2.6.10
𝑥
= Vulnerable software versions
Debian logo
Debian Releases
Debian Product
Codename
openvpn
bullseye
2.5.1-3
fixed
bullseye (security)
2.5.1-3+deb11u1
fixed
bookworm
2.6.3-1+deb12u3
fixed
bookworm (security)
2.6.3-1+deb12u2
fixed
trixie
2.6.14-1
fixed
sid
2.6.14-1
fixed
Ubuntu logo
Ubuntu Releases
Ubuntu Product
Codename
openvpn
noble
not-affected
mantic
ignored
jammy
not-affected
focal
not-affected
bionic
not-affected
xenial
not-affected
trusty
not-affected
Common Weakness Enumeration
References
https://community.openvpn.net/openvpn/wiki/CVE-2024-27903
https://openvpn.net/security-advisory/ovpnx-vulnerability-cve-2024-27903-cve-2024-27459-cve-2024-24974/
https://www.mail-archive.com/openvpn-users@lists.sourceforge.net/msg07534.html
https://community.openvpn.net/openvpn/wiki/CVE-2024-27903
https://openvpn.net/security-advisory/ovpnx-vulnerability-cve-2024-27903-cve-2024-27459-cve-2024-24974/
https://www.mail-archive.com/openvpn-users@lists.sourceforge.net/msg07534.html