CVE-2020-15075 describes a local privilege escalation vulnerability in OpenVPN Connect installer for macOS versions 3.2.6 and older. An attacker with local access could exploit this flaw by manipulating symlinks in the /tmp directory, leading to the corruption of critical system files. Rated as HIGH severity (CVSS 7.1), the vulnerability has low attack complexity and requires local user privileges, but can result in high impact to system integrity and availability. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 3.2.6CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:openvpn:connect:*:*:*:*:*:macos:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
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