CVE-2018-7544 describes a cross-protocol scripting issue in the OpenVPN management interface up to version 2.4.5. This vulnerability, rated Critical with a CVSS score of 9.1, allows unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary management commands, access sensitive information, or cause a denial of service if the management interface is enabled over TCP without a password and no other clients are connected. While the vendor disputes it as an intrinsic vulnerability, attributing it to misconfiguration, the potential impact is high. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 2.4.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:openvpn:openvpn:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
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Remediation records are not available for this CVE.