OpenVPN version 2.4.0 through 2.6.10 on Windows allows an external, lesser privileged process to create a named pipe which the OpenVPN GUI component would connect to allowing it to escalate its privileges
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Tue, 29 Apr 2025 20:00:00 +0000
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Microsoft
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Weaknesses | NVD-CWE-noinfo | |
CPEs | cpe:2.3:a:openvpn:openvpn:*:*:*:*:community:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
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Microsoft
Microsoft windows Openvpn Openvpn openvpn |
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Description | OpenVPN version 2.4.0 through 2.6.10 on Windows allows an external, lesser privileged process to create a named pipe which the OpenVPN GUI component would connect to allowing it to escalate its privileges | |
Weaknesses | CWE-268 | |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: OpenVPN
Published: 2025-04-03T15:11:51.057Z
Updated: 2025-04-04T13:25:17.430Z
Reserved: 2024-05-14T17:31:57.913Z
Link: CVE-2024-4877

Updated: 2025-04-04T13:24:06.558Z

Status : Analyzed
Published: 2025-04-03T16:15:32.840
Modified: 2025-04-29T19:45:07.223
Link: CVE-2024-4877

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