CVE-2019-6724 Privilege escalation in n/a
An unprivileged local attacker can load a malicious library into the privileged Barracuda VPN Client process to execute arbitrary code as root.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2019-6724?
CVE-2019-6724 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 18 Mar 2019. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The barracudavpn component of the Barracuda VPN Client prior to version 5.0.2.7 for Linux, macOS, and OpenBSD runs as a privileged process and can allow an unprivileged local attacker to load a malicious library, resulting in arbitrary code executing as root.
Weakness: CWE-426
Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-6724?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Barracuda Vpn Client.
How do I fix CVE-2019-6724?
No fix has been published for CVE-2019-6724 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2019-6724 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-6724 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-35rh-9jh6-cw7p.