Arbitrary file upload in Openvpn
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.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.089 (95.2th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 95th percentile — 95.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.089 · newest: 0.089 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- community.openvpn.net/openvpn/wiki/CVE-2024-27903 (Vendor Advisory)
- openvpn.net/security-advisory/ovpnx-vulnerability-cve-2024-27903-cve-2024-27459… (Vendor Advisory)
- www.mail-archive.com/openvpn-users@lists.sourceforge.net/msg07534.html (Mailing List)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2024-27903?
- CVE-2024-27903 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Openvpn, classified under CWE-283. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2024-07-08.
- How severe is CVE-2024-27903?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.