CVE-2024-4877

HIGH
STIX 2.1 vulnerability

Record summary

CVE-2024-4877 has a selected CVSS score of 8.8 (high).

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

Description source: CVE List

Exploitation context

CISA SSVC decision

ExploitationNone
AutomatableNo
Technical impactTotal

CISA Coordinator · SSVC 2.0.3 · Evaluated Apr 4, 2025 · Source: CVE List

Affected products and versions

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ProductSourceVersion range

OpenVPN

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Default status: unaffected

CVE List2.4.0 to ≤ 2.6.11affected

References

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