Vulnerability in Microsoft Windows
CVE-2024-4877
OpenVPN version 2.4.0 through 2.6.10 on Windows allows an external, lesser privileged process to create a named pipe which the OpenVPN GUI component would connect to allowing it to escalate its privileges
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.004 (36.2th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 36th percentile — 36.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.004 · change: +0.000
Affected products
- Microsoft Windows
- Openvpn — versions 2.4.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- community.openvpn.net/openvpn/wiki/CVE-2024-4877 (Permissions Required)
- www.mail-archive.com/openvpn-users@lists.sourceforge.net/msg07634.html (Mailing List, Release Notes)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2024-4877?
- CVE-2024-4877 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Windows, classified under Privilege Chaining. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2025-04-03.
- How severe is CVE-2024-4877?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.