CVE-2025-3908

Published May 19, 2025 CVSS 3.1 · 6.2 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
The configuration initialization tool in OpenVPN 3 Linux v20 through v24 on Linux allows a local attacker to use symlinks pointing at an arbitrary directory which will change the ownership and permissions of that destination directory.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2025-15743 The configuration initialization tool in OpenVPN 3 Linux v20 through v24 on Linux allows a local attacker to use symlinks pointing at an arbitrary directory which will change the ownership and permissions of that destination directory.
History
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Linux
Linux linux Kernel
Openvpn
Openvpn openvpn3linux
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:openvpn:openvpn3linux:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Linux
Linux linux Kernel
Openvpn
Openvpn openvpn3linux
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

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

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 6.2, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description The configuration initialization tool in OpenVPN 3 Linux v20 through v24 on Linux allows a local attacker to use symlinks pointing at an arbitrary directory which will change the ownership and permissions of that destination directory.
Weaknesses CWE-59
References
Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
OpenVPN
Published
Updated
May 20, 2025, 6:04 PM
Reserved
Apr 23, 2025, 5:39 PM
Status
Analyzed
Published
May 19, 2025, 3:15 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 9:20 AM