CVE-2025-8069 describes a Local Privilege Escalation vulnerability in the AWS Client VPN client for Windows, affecting versions prior to 5.2.2. During installation, the client incorrectly references a specific directory for OpenSSL configuration, allowing a non-admin user to place malicious code. If an administrator then initiates the installation, this code can be executed with root privileges, leading to high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 7.8 (HIGH) and a FAUCET Risk Score of 74/100, indicating a significant risk. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, nor are public exploit tools like Metasploit or Nuclei available. However, there has been some community discussion and media coverage, suggesting awareness of the issue.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| AWS | Client VPN | >= 5.0.0, < 5.2.2, 4.1.0CNA affecteddefault unaffected |
CVSS version used by this source: 4.0
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.2 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.