CVE-2024-4877
moderate-risk
Published 2025-04-03
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
Do I need to act?
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0.23% chance of exploitation
EPSS score — low 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
8
CVSS 8.8/10
High
NETWORK
/ LOW complexity
Affected Products (1)
Affected Vendors
References (2)
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https://community.openvpn.net/openvpn/wiki/CVE-2024-4877
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/ 100
moderate-risk
Severity
30/34 · Critical
Exploitability
1/34 · Minimal
Exposure
5/34 · Minimal