CVE-2020-15075 Path traversal in OpenVPN Connect

High 7.1 Published 30 Mar 2021 Updated 4 Aug 2024

An attacker can corrupt system critical files via symlink attacks in /tmp during OpenVPN Connect installation on macOS.

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-2020-15075?

CVE-2020-15075 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in OpenVPN Connect, published on 30 Mar 2021. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

OpenVPN Connect installer for macOS version 3.2.6 and older may corrupt system critical files it should not have access via symlinks in /tmp.

Weakness: CWE-59, CWE-61

Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-15075?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Openvpn Connect.

How do I fix CVE-2020-15075?

No fix has been published for CVE-2020-15075 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.

Is CVE-2020-15075 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-15075 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-3j95-64vv-272j.