CVE-2024-27459

HIGH EPSS 94.2%
Published Jul 8, 20241y ago · Modified Jun 17, 20261w ago
7.8 CVSS 3.1
High
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Published Jul 8, 2024 1y ago
Last Modified Jun 17, 2026 1w ago

Description

The interactive service in OpenVPN 2.6.9 and earlier allows an attacker to send data causing a stack overflow which can be used to execute arbitrary code with more privileges.

CVSS Details

Base Score
7.8
Exploitability
1.8
Impact
5.9
Vector string
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector Local
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required Low
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality High
Integrity High
Availability High

Threat Intelligence

EPSS Exploit Probability
94.2% percentile
Exploit & Patch Status
No Known Exploit
No Patch Available

Weaknesses 2

CWE-121
CWE-787 Out-of-bounds Write Memory Safety

Affected Products 2

VendorProductVersionRange
openvpnopenvpn* <2.5.10
openvpnopenvpn*≥2.6.0  –  <2.6.10

References 3

  • community.openvpn.net https://community.openvpn.net/openvpn/wiki/CVE-2024-27459
    Vendor Advisory
  • openvpn.net https://openvpn.net/security-advisory/ovpnx-vulnerability-cve-2024-27903-cve-2024-27459-cve-2024-24974/
    Vendor Advisory
  • mail-archive.com https://www.mail-archive.com/openvpn-users@lists.sourceforge.net/msg07534.html
    Mailing List

Remediation

No remediation data recorded yet

Check vendor advisories and the NVD entry for patch availability.