CVE-2024-4877

Published Apr 3, 2025 CVSS 3.1 · 8.8 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
OpenVPN version 2.4.0 through 2.6.10 on Windows allows an external, lesser privileged process to create a named pipe which the OpenVPN GUI component would connect to allowing it to escalate its privileges

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2025-9647 OpenVPN version 2.4.0 through 2.6.10 on Windows allows an external, lesser privileged process to create a named pipe which the OpenVPN GUI component would connect to allowing it to escalate its privileges
History
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Microsoft
Microsoft windows
Openvpn
Openvpn openvpn
Weaknesses NVD-CWE-noinfo
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:openvpn:openvpn:*:*:*:*:community:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Microsoft
Microsoft windows
Openvpn
Openvpn openvpn
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 8.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description OpenVPN version 2.4.0 through 2.6.10 on Windows allows an external, lesser privileged process to create a named pipe which the OpenVPN GUI component would connect to allowing it to escalate its privileges
Weaknesses CWE-268
References
Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
OpenVPN
Published
Updated
Apr 4, 2025, 1:25 PM
Reserved
May 14, 2024, 5:31 PM
Status
Analyzed
Published
Apr 3, 2025, 4:15 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 8:03 AM