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.

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.

EPSS: 0.089 (94.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

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.

Affected products

Openvpn
Openvpn 2 — versions 2.6.9 and earlier

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-283
CWE-434 — Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type

References

security@openvpn.net (Vendor Advisory)
security@openvpn.net (Vendor Advisory)
security@openvpn.net (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.