Vulnerability · Published Jan 6, 2025 · Assigned by OpenVPN

CVE-2024-8474

High 7.5

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 0.5% (higher than 45% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.1)7.5High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.5%top 54.7% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

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

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
OpenVPN OpenVPN Connect 0 – through 3.5.0

Weakness: CWE-212 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

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