# CVE-2024-8474: Information disclosure in OpenVPN Connect

> An attacker with log access can read clear-text private keys from OpenVPN Connect logs, allowing decryption of VPN traffic.

- **Severity:** High 7.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 6 Jan 2025
- **Updated:** 6 Jan 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-qcg2-98h8-485j

## What is CVE-2024-8474?

CVE-2024-8474 is a high-severity vulnerability in OpenVPN Connect, published on 6 Jan 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

OpenVPN Connect before version 3.5.0 can contain the configuration profile's clear-text private key which is logged in the application log, which an unauthorized actor can use to decrypt the VPN traffic

Weakness: CWE-212 (Improper Removal of Sensitive Information Before Storage or Transfer)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-8474?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Openvpn Connect.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-8474?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-8474 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2024-8474 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-8474 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in OpenVPN Connect

- [CVE-2026-9560](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-9560/): Privilege escalation in OpenVPN Connect (critical 9.4)
- [CVE-2023-7245](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-7245/): Code injection in OpenVPN Connect (high 7.8)
- [CVE-2023-7224](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-7224/): Code injection in OpenVPN Connect (high 7.8)
- [CVE-2021-3613](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-3613/): Code injection in OpenVPN Connect (high 7.8)
- [CVE-2020-9442](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-9442/): Privilege escalation in n/a (high 7.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-8474 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-8474 is a high-severity vulnerability in OpenVPN Connect, published on 6 Jan 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-8474 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: OpenVPN Connect. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-8474/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-8474/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-8474
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-8474
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-8474

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-8474/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.