Vulnerabilities fixed in OpenVPN

Vulnerabilities have been fixed in the Windows versions of OpenVPN and OpenVPN Connect. A local malicious party could potentially exploit them to execute arbitrary code under the rights of the OpenVPN process. To do this, the malicious party must modify the OpenVPN configuration file such that th...

Do Not Stare Into the Crypto Orb

A PrintNightmare exploit, a VPN takedown, and more of the week's top security news...

Advisory ROSA-SA-2021-1945

Software: pango 1.42.4 OS: Cobalt 7.9 CVE-ID: CVE-2020-17365 CVE-Crit: HIGH CVE-DESC: Incorrect directory permissions in the Hotspot Shield VPN client software for Windows 10.3.0 and earlier could allow an authorized user to potentially enable privilege escalation via local access. The...

Advisory ROSA-SA-2021-1940

Software: openvpn 2.4.9 OS: Cobalt 7.9 CVE-ID: CVE-2020-11462 CVE-Crit: HIGH CVE-DESC: The issue was found in OpenVPN Access Server before 2.7.0 and 2.8.x before 2.8.3. When the full-featured RPC2 interface is enabled, a temporary management interface DoS state can be reached when sending an XML...

The Countdown Has Started -- The Move Toward Zero Trust and MFA

In early May 2021, the President of the United States issued an executive order on cybersecurity, and though it will take some time for executive branch agencies to develop formal rules, the order itself includes a lot of what I consider to be best practice in cybersecurity, including the use of...

Mitsubishi Electric Air Conditioning Systems

1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY CVSS v3 9.3 ATTENTION: Exploitable remotely/low attack complexity Vendor: Mitsubishi Electric Equipment: Multiple Air Conditioning Systems Vulnerability: Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference 2. RISK EVALUATION Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may...

Police seize DoubleVPN data, servers, and domain

A coordinated effort between global law enforcement agencies—led by the Dutch National Police—shut down a VPN service that was advertised on cybercrime forums. The VPN company promised users the ability to double- and triple-encrypt their web traffic to obscure their location and identity. The...

Microsoft finds new NETGEAR firmware vulnerabilities that could lead to identity theft and full system compromise

The continuous improvement of security solutions has forced attackers to explore alternative ways to compromise systems. The rising number of firmware attacks and ransomware attacks via VPN devices and other internet-facing systems are examples of attacks initiated outside and below the operating...

Authorities Seize DoubleVPN Service Used by Cybercriminals

A coordinated international law enforcement operation resulted in the takedown of a VPN service called DoubleVPN for providing a safe haven for cybercriminals to cover their tracks. "On 29th of June 2021, law enforcement took down DoubleVPN," the agencies said in a seizure notice splashed on the...

Securepoint SSL VPN Client 2.0.30 Local Privilege Escalation

Local Privilege Escalation in Securepoint SSL VPN Client 2.0.30 Metadata =================================================== Release Date: 29-Jun-2021 Author: Florian Bogner @ https://bee-itsecurity.at Affected product: Securepoint SSL VPN Client Fixed in: version 2.0.32 Tested on: Windows 10 x64...

Securepoint SSL VPN Client 2.0.30 Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Securepoint SSL VPN Client version 2.0.30 suffers from a local privilege escalation vulnerability. Local Privilege Escalation in Securepoint SSL VPN Client 2.0.30 Metadata =================================================== Release Date: 29-Jun-2021 Author: Florian Bogner @...

NetworkManager bug fix and enhancement update

NetworkManager is a system network service that manages network devices and connections, attempting to keep active network connectivity when available. Its capabilities include managing Ethernet, wireless, mobile broadband WWAN, and PPPoE devices, as well as providing VPN integration with a varie...

NetworkManager bug fix and enhancement update

An update is available for NetworkManager. This update affects Rocky Linux 8. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System CVSS base score, which gives a detailed severity rating, is available for each vulnerability from the CVE list NetworkManager is a system network service that manages network device...

ALBA-2021:2576 NetworkManager bug fix and enhancement update

NetworkManager is a system network service that manages network devices and connections, attempting to keep active network connectivity when available. Its capabilities include managing Ethernet, wireless, mobile broadband WWAN, and PPPoE devices, as well as providing VPN integration with a varie...

Securepoint SSL VPN Client Access Control Error Vulnerability

Securepoint SSL VPN Client is an open source SSL VPN client for Windows. An access control error vulnerability exists in Securepoint SSL VPN Client v2, which arises from a failure to secure the software's configuration features. An attacker can escalate local privileges to NT AUTHORITYSYSTEM to...

AWS Pen-Testing Laboratory - Pentesting Lab With A Kali Linux Instance Accessible Via Ssh And Wireguard VPN And With Vulnerable Instances In A Private Subnet

PenTesting laboratory deployed as IaC with Terraform on AWS. It deploys a Kali Linux instance accessible via ssh & wireguard VPN. Vulnerable instances in a private subnet. NOTE: Ids only defined for region "eu-west-1" For other regions, kali ami id must be specified and metasploitable3 id after...

CVE-2021-35523

Securepoint SSL VPN Client v2 before 2.0.32 on Windows has unsafe configuration handling that enables local privilege escalation to NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM. A non-privileged local user can modify the OpenVPN configuration stored under "%APPDATA%\Securepoint SSL VPN" and add a external script file tha...

CVE-2021-35523

Securepoint SSL VPN Client v2 before 2.0.32 on Windows has unsafe configuration handling that enables local privilege escalation to NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM. A non-privileged local user can modify the OpenVPN configuration stored under "%APPDATA%\Securepoint SSL VPN" and add a external script file tha...

Design/Logic Flaw

Securepoint SSL VPN Client v2 before 2.0.32 on Windows has unsafe configuration handling that enables local privilege escalation to NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM. A non-privileged local user can modify the OpenVPN configuration stored under "%APPDATA%\Securepoint SSL VPN" and add a external script file tha...

CVE-2021-35523

Securepoint SSL VPN Client (Windows) v2 before 2.0.32 is affected by an unsafe configuration handling vulnerability that allows local privilege escalation to NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM. A non-privileged user can modify the OpenVPN configuration stored under %APPDATA%\Securepoint SSL VPN and add an exter...