Vulnerability · Published Feb 20, 2024 · Assigned by OpenVPN
CVE-2023-7245
High 7.8
In plain English
A high-severity security flaw in OpenVPN Connect from OpenVPN. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.3% (higher than 25% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.1)7.8High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.3%top 75.4% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
The nodejs framework in OpenVPN Connect 3.0 through 3.4.3 (Windows)/3.4.7 (macOS) was not properly configured, which allows a local user to execute arbitrary code within the nodejs process context via the ELECTRON_RUN_AS_NODE environment variable
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| OpenVPN | OpenVPN Connect | 3.0 (Windows) – through 3.4.33.0 (macOS) – through 3.4.7 |
Weakness: CWE-95 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H