CVE-2024-27903 Path traversal in OpenVPN 2
Attackers can load arbitrary plugins from any directory to interact with the privileged OpenVPN service, enabling privilege escalation and code execution.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2024-27903?
CVE-2024-27903 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in OpenVPN 2, published on 8 Jul 2024. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Official description
OpenVPN plug-ins on Windows with OpenVPN 2.6.9 and earlier could be loaded from any directory, which allows an attacker to load an arbitrary plug-in which can be used to interact with the privileged OpenVPN interactive service.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-27903?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Openvpn Openvpn.
How do I fix CVE-2024-27903?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-27903 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-2024-27903 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-27903 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in OpenVPN 2
Sources
Also known as GHSA-63q4-8wcf-wg8f.