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CVE-2024-4877

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Published: Apr 3, 2025Modified: Jun 17, 2026

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8.8
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Exploitability: 2.8 / Impact: 5.9
Source: 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0 (Secondary)

Description

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

Affected (1)

Products: Openvpn: Openvpn
Openvpn
1 product
Openvpn
Configuration A
1 vulnerable · 1 platform
Vulnerable SoftwareAffected Versions
Openvpn
From 2.4.0 to 2.6.11
Running on/withPlatform Versions
Microsoft
Windows
All versions

Related CWEs

CWE-268
Privilege Chaining
Two distinct privileges, roles, capabilities, or rights can be combined in a way that allows an entity to perform unsafe actions that would not be allowed without that combination.

References (2)

Source: security@openvpn.net
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Source: security@openvpn.net
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