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
Fixes

Solution

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Workaround

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History

Tue, 29 Apr 2025 20:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Microsoft
Microsoft windows
Openvpn
Openvpn openvpn
Weaknesses NVD-CWE-noinfo
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:openvpn:openvpn:*:*:*:*:community:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Microsoft
Microsoft windows
Openvpn
Openvpn openvpn

Fri, 04 Apr 2025 14:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 8.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Thu, 03 Apr 2025 15:30:00 +0000

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Description 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
Weaknesses CWE-268
References

cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: OpenVPN

Published:

Updated: 2025-04-04T13:25:17.430Z

Reserved: 2024-05-14T17:31:57.913Z

Link: CVE-2024-4877

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2025-04-04T13:24:06.558Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2025-04-03T16:15:32.840

Modified: 2025-04-29T19:45:07.223

Link: CVE-2024-4877

cve-icon Redhat

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