What is CVE-2023-47101?

CVE-2023-47101 is a high-severity vulnerability in Securepoint Openvpn-Client, classified under Improper Privilege Management. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2023-10-30.

How severe is CVE-2023-47101?

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

Privilege escalation in Securepoint Openvpn-Client

CVE-2023-47101

The installer (aka openvpn-client-installer) in Securepoint SSL VPN Client before 2.0.40 allows local privilege escalation during installation or repair.

Vulnerability class: Privilege Escalation

Published 2023-10-30 · last modified 2026-06-17.

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.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.002 (4.6th percentile), scored 2026-10-05.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 5th percentile — 4.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.002 · newest: 0.002 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Securepoint Openvpn-Client

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-269 — Improper Privilege Management

References

cyvisory.group/advisory/CYADV-2023-012 (Broken Link)
sourceforge.net/p/securepoint/news/2023/08/2040-is-now-available/ (Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-47101?: CVE-2023-47101 is a high-severity vulnerability in Securepoint Openvpn-Client, classified under Improper Privilege Management. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2023-10-30.
How severe is CVE-2023-47101?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.