CVE-2023-7235

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Published Feb 21, 2024 CVSS 3.1 · 8.4 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

The OpenVPN GUI installer before version 2.6.9 did not set the proper access control restrictions to the installation directory of OpenVPN binaries when using a non-standard installation path, which allows an attacker to replace binaries to run arbitrary executables.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

OpenVPN

OpenVPN

unaffected

Version	Status	Constraints
`0`	affected	≤ 2.6.8

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:openvpn:openvpn_gui:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

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Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.214% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://community.openvpn.net/openvpn/wiki/CVE-2023-7235

History

Jul 12, 2025 1:45 PM Scoring metrics updated View changes

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics	epss `{'score': 0.00021}`	epss `{'score': 0.00029}`

May 6, 2025 6:30 PM First appearance in the feed. Affected versions updated. Affected vendors updated View changes

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
First Time appeared		Openvpn Openvpn openvpn Gui
CPEs		cpe:2.3:a:openvpn:openvpn_gui::::::::
Vendors & Products		Openvpn Openvpn openvpn Gui

Aug 26, 2024 6:00 PM Scoring metrics updated View changes

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		cvssV3_1 `{'score': 8.4, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}`

Subscriptions

Openvpn Openvpn Gui

Weaknesses

CWE-276

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 26, 2024, 4:13 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: OpenVPN
Published: Feb 21, 2024, 10:55 AM
Updated: Aug 26, 2024, 4:13 PM
Reserved: Jan 16, 2024, 3:21 PM

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Vulnrichment Updated: Aug 2, 2024, 8:57 AM

Updated: Aug 2, 2024, 8:57 AM

NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 6:52 AM

Status: Analyzed
Published: Feb 21, 2024, 11:15 AM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 6:52 AM

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