CVE-2023-27516 describes an authentication bypass vulnerability in SoftEther VPN versions 4.41-9782-beta and 5.01.9674, specifically within the CiRpcAccepted() function. An attacker can exploit this by sending a specially crafted network packet, leading to unauthorized access to the VPN server. This vulnerability carries a high CVSS score of 7.8, indicating a significant risk of complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability if exploited. Currently, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
4.41-9782CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:softether:vpn:4.41-9782:beta:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
5.01.9674CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:softether:vpn:5.01.9674:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:L
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