What is CVE-2018-7544?

CVE-2018-7544 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Openvpn, classified under Use of Externally-Controlled Format String. CVSS score: 9.1/10. Published 2018-03-16.

How severe is CVE-2018-7544?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.1 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Openvpn

CVE-2018-7544

A cross-protocol scripting issue was discovered in the management interface in OpenVPN through 2.4.5. When this interface is enabled over TCP without a password, and when no other clients are connected to this interface, attackers can exec…

EPSS: 0.019 (77.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.1 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

Openvpn
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-134 — Use of Externally-Controlled Format String

References

cve@mitre.org (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-7544?: CVE-2018-7544 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Openvpn, classified under Use of Externally-Controlled Format String. CVSS score: 9.1/10. Published 2018-03-16.
How severe is CVE-2018-7544?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.1 out of 10.