CVE-2024-27903

moderate-risk
Published 2024-07-08

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.

Do I need to act?

~
7.0% 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
9
CVSS 9.8/10 Critical
NETWORK / LOW complexity

Affected Products (1)

Affected Vendors

Openvpn

References (6)

Vendor Advisory https://community.openvpn.net/openvpn/wiki/CVE-2024-27903
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-2024-27903
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 32/34 · Critical
Exploitability 9/34 · Low
Exposure 5/34 · Minimal