CVE-2024-27903
9.8
CRITICAL · CVSS 3.1 · EPSS 8.9% (pctl 95)
In your normal cycle
Critical by CVSS (9.8), but no sign of active exploitation.
Description
OpenVPN plug-ins on Windows with OpenVPN 2.6.9 and earlier could be loaded from any directory, which allows an attacker to load an arbitrary plug-in which can be used to interact with the privileged OpenVPN interactive service.
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 | 8.92% — more likely to be exploited than 95% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-283 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | none known |
| Published | 2024-07-08 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-17 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| openvpn | openvpn |
References
- https://community.openvpn.net/openvpn/wiki/CVE-2024-27903
- https://openvpn.net/security-advisory/ovpnx-vulnerability-cve-2024-27903-cve-2024-27459-cve-2024-24974/
- https://www.mail-archive.com/openvpn-users@lists.sourceforge.net/msg07534.html
- https://community.openvpn.net/openvpn/wiki/CVE-2024-27903
- https://openvpn.net/security-advisory/ovpnx-vulnerability-cve-2024-27903-cve-2024-27459-cve-2024-24974/
- https://www.mail-archive.com/openvpn-users@lists.sourceforge.net/msg07534.html
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