CVE-2023-7235 Privilege escalation in OpenVPN
An attacker can replace binaries in a non-standard installation path to execute arbitrary code due to improper access controls.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2023-7235?
CVE-2023-7235 is a high-severity vulnerability in OpenVPN, published on 21 Feb 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The OpenVPN GUI installer before version 2.6.9 did not set the proper access control restrictions to the installation directory of OpenVPN binaries when using a non-standard installation path, which allows an attacker to replace binaries to run arbitrary executables.
Weakness: CWE-276
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-7235?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Openvpn Openvpn Gui.
How do I fix CVE-2023-7235?
No fix has been published for CVE-2023-7235 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2023-7235 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-7235 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-pq76-qjgj-qv82.