CVE-2025-3908

MEDIUM EPSS 8.0%
Published May 19, 20251y ago · Modified Jun 17, 20261w ago
6.2 CVSS 3.1
Medium
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Published May 19, 2025 1y ago
Last Modified Jun 17, 2026 1w ago

Description

The configuration initialization tool in OpenVPN 3 Linux v20 through v24 on Linux allows a local attacker to use symlinks pointing at an arbitrary directory which will change the ownership and permissions of that destination directory.

CVSS Details

Base Score
6.2
Exploitability
2.5
Impact
3.6
Vector string
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Attack Vector Local
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality High
Integrity None
Availability None

Threat Intelligence

EPSS Exploit Probability
8.0% percentile
Exploit & Patch Status
No Known Exploit
No Patch Available

Weaknesses 1

CWE-59

Affected Products 2

VendorProductVersionRange
openvpnopenvpn3linux*≥20  –  ≤24
linuxlinux_kernel*any

References 2

  • openwall.com http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/05/20/2
    Mailing List
  • community.openvpn.net https://community.openvpn.net/Security%20Announcements/CVE-2025-3908
    Vendor Advisory

Remediation

No remediation data recorded yet

Check vendor advisories and the NVD entry for patch availability.