CVE-2020-9442 Privilege escalation in n/a
Local attackers can escalate privileges by placing a malicious DLL in an insecurely permissioned directory of the OpenVPN Connect client.
- 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-2020-9442?
CVE-2020-9442 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 28 Feb 2020. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
OpenVPN Connect 3.1.0.361 on Windows has Insecure Permissions for %PROGRAMDATA%\OpenVPN Connect\drivers\tap\amd64\win10, which allows local users to gain privileges by copying a malicious drvstore.dll there.
Weakness: CWE-281
Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-9442?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Openvpn Connect.
How do I fix CVE-2020-9442?
No fix has been published for CVE-2020-9442 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2020-9442 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-9442 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Public exploit code: 1 proofs of concept on GitHub.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-mg74-mw7r-v7j9.