What is CVE-2020-15076?

CVE-2020-15076 is a high-severity vulnerability in Openvpn Private Tunnel, classified under UNIX Symbolic Link (Symlink) Following. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2021-05-26.

How severe is CVE-2020-15076?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Openvpn Private Tunnel

CVE-2020-15076

Private Tunnel installer for macOS version 3.0.1 and older versions may corrupt system critical files it should not have access via symlinks in /tmp.

EPSS: 0.004 (28.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Openvpn Private_tunnel
N/a Private Tunnel — versions 3.0.1 and prior versions

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-61 — UNIX Symbolic Link (Symlink) Following
CWE-59 — Improper Link Resolution Before File Access

References

security@openvpn.net (x_refsource_MISC, Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-15076?: CVE-2020-15076 is a high-severity vulnerability in Openvpn Private Tunnel, classified under UNIX Symbolic Link (Symlink) Following. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2021-05-26.
How severe is CVE-2020-15076?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.