CVE-2024-27459

moderate-risk
Published 2024-07-08

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.

Do I need to act?

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5.4% chance of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS score — moderate exploit probability
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
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CVSS 7.8/10 High
LOCAL / LOW complexity

Affected Products (1)

Affected Vendors

Openvpn

References (6)

Vendor Advisory https://community.openvpn.net/openvpn/wiki/CVE-2024-27459
Vendor Advisory https://openvpn.net/security-advisory/ovpnx-vulnerability-cve-2024-27903-cve-202...
Mailing List https://www.mail-archive.com/openvpn-users@lists.sourceforge.net/msg07534.html
Vendor Advisory https://community.openvpn.net/openvpn/wiki/CVE-2024-27459
Vendor Advisory https://openvpn.net/security-advisory/ovpnx-vulnerability-cve-2024-27903-cve-202...
Mailing List https://www.mail-archive.com/openvpn-users@lists.sourceforge.net/msg07534.html
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moderate-risk
Severity 24/34 · High
Exploitability 8/34 · Low
Exposure 5/34 · Minimal