OpenVPN 2.6.9 Windows Plugin Directory Traversal Arbitrary PLG Exec
CVE-2024-27903 Published on July 8, 2024

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.

NVD

Vulnerability Analysis

CVE-2024-27903 can be exploited with network access, and requires user privileges. This vulnerability is considered to have a low attack complexity. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to be very high.

Attack Vector:
NETWORK
Attack Complexity:
LOW
Privileges Required:
HIGH
User Interaction:
NONE
Scope:
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact:
HIGH
Integrity Impact:
HIGH
Availability Impact:
HIGH

Weakness Type

Unverified Ownership

The software does not properly verify that a critical resource is owned by the proper entity.


Products Associated with CVE-2024-27903

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Affected Versions

OpenVPN 2: openvpn2:

Exploit Probability

EPSS
6.99%
Percentile
91.28%

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System) scores estimate the probability that a vulnerability will be exploited in the wild within the next 30 days. The percentile shows you how this score compares to all other vulnerabilities.