Vulnerability · Published Apr 3, 2025 · Assigned by OpenVPN
CVE-2024-4877
High 8.8
In plain English
A high-severity security flaw in OpenVPN from OpenVPN. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.4% (higher than 39% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS 3.1)8.8High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.4%top 61.4% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official 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
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine:v3.20 | openvpn | 0 | ALPINE-CVE-2024-4877 |
| Alpine:v3.21 | openvpn | 0 | ALPINE-CVE-2024-4877 |
| Alpine:v3.22 | openvpn | 0 | ALPINE-CVE-2024-4877 |
| Alpine:v3.23 | openvpn | 0 | ALPINE-CVE-2024-4877 |
| Alpine:v3.24 | openvpn | 0 | ALPINE-CVE-2024-4877 |
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-268 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H