What is CVE-2025-8069?

CVE-2025-8069 is a high-severity vulnerability in Aws Client Vpn, classified under Incorrect Default Permissions. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2025-07-23.

How severe is CVE-2025-8069?

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

Vulnerability in Aws Client Vpn

CVE-2025-8069

During the AWS Client VPN client installation on Windows devices, the install process references the C:\usr\local\windows-x86_64-openssl-localbuild\ssl directory location to fetch the OpenSSL configuration file. As a result, a non-admin user could place arbitrary code in the configuration file. If an admin user starts the AWS Client VPN client installation process, that code could be executed with root-level privileges. This issue does not affect Linux or Mac devices. We recommend users discontinue any new installations of AWS Client VPN on Windows prior to version 5.2.2.

EPSS: 0.002 (5.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

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.

Affected products

Aws Client Vpn — versions 4.1.0, 5.0.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-276 — Incorrect Default Permissions

References

ff89ba41-3aa1-4d27-914a-91399e9639e5 (vendor-advisory)
ff89ba41-3aa1-4d27-914a-91399e9639e5 (release-notes, patch)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-8069?: CVE-2025-8069 is a high-severity vulnerability in Aws Client Vpn, classified under Incorrect Default Permissions. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2025-07-23.
How severe is CVE-2025-8069?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.