CVE-2024-4877 is a high-severity vulnerability affecting OpenVPN versions 2.4.0 through 2.6.10 on Windows, allowing a less privileged process to escalate privileges by creating a malicious named pipe that the OpenVPN GUI connects to. With a CVSS score of 8.8, this vulnerability presents a significant risk due to its low attack complexity and potential for complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, and no public exploit code or significant community discussion has been identified.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
>= 2.4.0, < 2.6.11CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:openvpn:openvpn:*:*:*:*:community:*:*:* | ||
>= 2.4.0, <= 2.6.11CPE match | cpe:2.3:a:openvpn:openvpn:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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