CVE-2021-3606

7.8HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor
Openvpn
Status
Openvpn-gui
Vendor
CVE Published:
2 July 2021

Summary

OpenVPN before version 2.5.3 on Windows allows local users to load arbitrary dynamic loadable libraries via an OpenSSL configuration file if present, which allows the user to run arbitrary code with the same privilege level as the main OpenVPN process (openvpn.exe).

Affected Version(s)

OpenVPN-GUI 2.5.2 and prior releases

References

https://community.openvpn.net/openvpn/wiki/SecurityAnnoun...
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https://community.openvpn.net/openvpn/wiki/CVE-2021-3606
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CVSS V3.1

Score:
7.8
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
High
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Local
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
Required
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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