OpenVPN <=2.6.9 Remote Interactive Service Access (CVE-2024-24974)
CVE-2024-24974 Published on July 8, 2024
The interactive service in OpenVPN 2.6.9 and earlier allows the OpenVPN service pipe to be accessed remotely, which allows a remote attacker to interact with the privileged OpenVPN interactive service.
Vulnerability Analysis
CVE-2024-24974 is exploitable with network access, and does not require authorization privileges or user interaction. This vulnerability is considered to have a low attack complexity. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to have a high impact on confidentiality, with no impact on integrity and availability.
Weakness Type
Improper Restriction of Communication Channel to Intended Endpoints
The software establishes a communication channel to (or from) an endpoint for privileged or protected operations, but it does not properly ensure that it is communicating with the correct endpoint.
Products Associated with CVE-2024-24974
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Affected Versions
OpenVPN 2:- Version 2.6.9 and earlier is affected.
- Before 2.5.10 is affected.
- Version 2.6.0 and below 2.6.10 is affected.
Exploit Probability
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