Vulnerability · Published Jul 2, 2021 · Assigned by OpenVPN

CVE-2021-3613

High 7.8

In plain English

A high-severity uncontrolled search path in OpenVPN Connect. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.7% (higher than 55% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS NVD)7.8High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.7%top 45.1% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

OpenVPN Connect 3.2.0 through 3.3.0 allows local users to load arbitrary dynamic loadable libraries via an OpenSSL configuration file if present, which allows the user to run arbitrary code with the same privilege level as the main OpenVPN process (OpenVPNConnect.exe).

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
n/a OpenVPN Connect 3.2.0 up to 3.3.0

Weakness: CWE-427

References