CVE-2024-4877
Severity Score
8.8
*CVSS v3.1
Exploit Likelihood
*EPSS
Affected Versions
*CPE
Public Exploits
0
*Multiple Sources
Exploited in Wild
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*KEV
Decision
Track*
*SSVC
Descriptions
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
*Credits:
N/A
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Attack Complexity
Privileges Required
User Interaction
Scope
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability
Attack Vector
Attack Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
- Decision:Track*
Exploitation
Automatable
Tech. Impact
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
- 2024-05-14 CVE Reserved
- 2025-04-03 CVE Published
- 2025-04-04 CVE Updated
- 2025-06-10 EPSS Updated
- ---------- Exploited in Wild
- ---------- KEV Due Date
- ---------- First Exploit
CWE
- CWE-268: Privilege Chaining
CAPEC
References (2)
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| https://community.openvpn.net/openvpn/wiki/CVE-2024-4877 | ||
| https://www.mail-archive.com/openvpn-users@lists.sourceforge.net/msg07634.html |
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Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
| Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status | ||||||
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| Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status | <-- --> | Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status |
| OpenVPN Search vendor "OpenVPN" | OpenVPN Search vendor "OpenVPN" for product "OpenVPN" | >= 2.4.0 <= 2.6.11 Search vendor "OpenVPN" for product "OpenVPN" and version " >= 2.4.0 <= 2.6.11" | en |
Affected
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