CVE-2024-4877

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
Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

AND
cpe:2.3:a:openvpn:openvpn:*:*:*:*:community:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

29 Apr 2025, 19:45

Type Values Removed Values Added
CWE NVD-CWE-noinfo
First Time Microsoft
Openvpn openvpn
Microsoft windows
Openvpn
References () https://community.openvpn.net/openvpn/wiki/CVE-2024-4877 - () https://community.openvpn.net/openvpn/wiki/CVE-2024-4877 - Permissions Required
References () https://www.mail-archive.com/openvpn-users@lists.sourceforge.net/msg07634.html - () https://www.mail-archive.com/openvpn-users@lists.sourceforge.net/msg07634.html - Release Notes, Mailing List
CPE cpe:2.3:a:openvpn:openvpn:*:*:*:*:community:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

04 Apr 2025, 14:15

Type Values Removed Values Added
CVSS v2 : unknown
v3 : unknown
v2 : unknown
v3 : 8.8
Summary
  • (es) Las versiones 2.4.0 a 2.6.10 de OpenVPN en Windows permiten que un proceso externo con menos privilegios cree una tubería con nombre a la que se conectaría el componente GUI de OpenVPN, lo que le permitiría escalar sus privilegios.

03 Apr 2025, 16:15

Type Values Removed Values Added
New CVE

Information

Published : 2025-04-03 16:15

Updated : 2025-04-29 19:45


NVD link : CVE-2024-4877

Mitre link : CVE-2024-4877

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2024-4877


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Products Affected

openvpn

  • openvpn

microsoft

  • windows
CWE
CWE-268

Privilege Chaining

NVD-CWE-noinfo