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OpenVPN Privilege Escalation Vulnerability (Apr 2025) - Windows

🗓️ 07 Apr 2025 00:00:00Reported by Copyright (C) 2025 Greenbone AGType 
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OpenVPN Windows vulnerability allows privilege escalation, affecting versions 2.4.0 to 2.6.10.

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# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2025 Greenbone AG
# Some text descriptions might be excerpted from (a) referenced
# source(s), and are Copyright (C) by the respective right holder(s).
#
# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only

CPE = "cpe:/a:openvpn:openvpn";

if(description)
{
  script_oid("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.836100");
  script_version("2025-04-11T15:45:04+0000");
  script_cve_id("CVE-2024-4877");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base", value:"7.5");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base_vector", value:"AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P");
  script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"2025-04-11 15:45:04 +0000 (Fri, 11 Apr 2025)");
  script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2025-04-07 15:42:06 +0530 (Mon, 07 Apr 2025)");
  script_name("OpenVPN Privilege Escalation Vulnerability (Apr 2025) - Windows");

  script_tag(name:"summary", value:"OpenVPN is prone to a privilege escalation
  vulnerability.");

  script_tag(name:"vuldetect", value:"Checks if a vulnerable version is present
  on the target host.");

  script_tag(name:"insight", value:"The flaw exists due to a lack of pipe
  ownership validation in OpenVPN-GUI.");

  script_tag(name:"impact", value:"Successful exploitation allows an attacker
  to impersonate the GUI user and gain access to their security context.");

  script_tag(name:"affected", value:"OpenVPN version 2.4.0 through 2.6.10.");

  script_tag(name:"solution", value:"Update to version 2.6.11 or later.");

  script_tag(name:"qod_type", value:"registry");
  script_tag(name:"solution_type", value:"VendorFix");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://community.openvpn.net/openvpn/wiki/CVE-2024-4877");
  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_copyright("Copyright (C) 2025 Greenbone AG");
  script_family("General");
  script_dependencies("gb_openvpn_win_detect.nasl");
  script_mandatory_keys("OpenVPN/Win/Ver");
  exit(0);
}

include("host_details.inc");
include("version_func.inc");

if (!infos = get_app_version_and_location(cpe: CPE, exit_no_version: TRUE))
  exit(0);

vers = infos["version"];
path = infos["location"];

if (version_in_range(version: vers, test_version: "2.4.0", test_version2: "2.6.10")) {
  report = report_fixed_ver(installed_version: vers, fixed_version: "2.6.11", install_path: path);
  security_message(port: 0, data: report);
  exit(0);
}

exit(99);

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11 Apr 2025 00:00Current
8.8High risk
Vulners AI Score8.8
CVSS 3.18.8
EPSS0.00423
SSVC
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