CVE-2024-13454 Weak cryptography in Easy-RSA
A local attacker can more easily brute-force the private CA key due to weak encryption algorithms in Easy-RSA when used with OpenSSL 3.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2024-13454?
CVE-2024-13454 is a medium-severity vulnerability in OpenVPN Easy-RSA, published on 20 Jan 2025. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Weak encryption algorithm in Easy-RSA version 3.0.5 through 3.1.7 allows a local attacker to more easily bruteforce the private CA key when created using OpenSSL 3
Weakness: CWE-326
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-13454?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Openvpn Easy-Rsa.
How do I fix CVE-2024-13454?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Is CVE-2024-13454 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-13454 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2024-13454, GHSA-rc52-2qp6-xmff, UBUNTU-CVE-2024-13454.