CVE-2024-4877CWE-268

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…

High · published April 3, 2025

CVSS v3.1
8.8
EPSS
0%
Percentile
36.6
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

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

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
8.8 · HIGH
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00433 · 36.6th percentile
Weakness
CWE-268 · Privilege Chaining
Published
2025-04-03T15:11Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 03 APR 15:11Z
    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…
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