CVE-2020-9442

HIGH

OpenVPN Connect <3.1.0.361 - Privilege Escalation

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

OpenVPN Connect 3.1.0.361 on Windows has Insecure Permissions for %PROGRAMDATA%\OpenVPN Connect\drivers\tap\amd64\win10, which allows local users to gain privileges by copying a malicious drvstore.dll there.

Exploits (1)

nomisec WRITEUP 26 stars
by hessandrew · poc
https://github.com/hessandrew/CVE-2020-9442

References (1)

Core 1
Core References
Exploit, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://github.com/hessandrew/CVE-2020-9442

Scores

CVSS v3 7.8
EPSS 0.0205
EPSS Percentile 83.9%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Details

CWE
CWE-281
Status published
Products (1)
openvpn/connect < 3.1.0.361
Published Feb 28, 2020
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026