CVE-2024-1305
9.8
CRITICAL · CVSS 3.1 · EPSS 15.4% (pctl 97)
Patch early
EPSS 15.4% — above the 10% action threshold.
Description
tap-windows6 driver version 9.26 and earlier does not properly check the size data of incomming write operations which an attacker can use to overflow memory buffers, resulting in a bug check and potentially arbitrary code execution in kernel space
Scoring
| CVSS | 9.8 (CRITICAL, v3.1) |
|---|---|
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| EPSS | 15.38% — more likely to be exploited than 97% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-190 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | none known |
| Published | 2024-07-08 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-17 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| openvpn | tap-windows6 |
References
→ the Explorer · watch your stack · NVD