What is CVE-2024-8474?

CVE-2024-8474 is a high-severity vulnerability in Openvpn Connect, classified under Improper Removal of Sensitive Information Before Storage or Transfer. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2025-01-06.

How severe is CVE-2024-8474?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Openvpn Connect

CVE-2024-8474

OpenVPN Connect before version 3.5.0 can contain the configuration profile's clear-text private key which is logged in the application log, which an unauthorized actor can use to decrypt the VPN traffic

Published 2025-01-06 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.005 (43.5th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 44th percentile — 43.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.005 · newest: 0.005 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Openvpn Connect
Openvpn Connect — versions 0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-212 — Improper Removal of Sensitive Information Before Storage or Transfer

References

openvpn.net/connect-docs/android-release-notes.html (release-notes, Release Notes)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-8474?: CVE-2024-8474 is a high-severity vulnerability in Openvpn Connect, classified under Improper Removal of Sensitive Information Before Storage or Transfer. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2025-01-06.
How severe is CVE-2024-8474?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.