CVE-2024-4877

HIGH EPSS 34.9%
Published Apr 3, 20251y ago · Modified Jun 17, 20261w ago
8.8 CVSS 3.1
High
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Published Apr 3, 2025 1y ago
Last Modified Jun 17, 2026 1w ago

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

CVSS Details

Base Score
8.8
Exploitability
2.8
Impact
5.9
Vector string
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required Low
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality High
Integrity High
Availability High

Threat Intelligence

EPSS Exploit Probability
34.9% percentile
Exploit & Patch Status
No Known Exploit
No Patch Available

Weaknesses 1

CWE-268

Affected Products 2

VendorProductVersionRange
openvpnopenvpn*≥2.4.0  –  <2.6.11
microsoftwindows*any

References 2

  • community.openvpn.net https://community.openvpn.net/openvpn/wiki/CVE-2024-4877
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  • mail-archive.com https://www.mail-archive.com/openvpn-users@lists.sourceforge.net/msg07634.html
    Mailing ListRelease Notes

Remediation

No remediation data recorded yet

Check vendor advisories and the NVD entry for patch availability.