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TI-2020-07554 Aliases CVE-2020-9442GHSA-mg74-mw7r-v7j9

OpenVPN Connect 3.1.0.361 on Windows has Insecure Permissions for %PROGRAMDATA%\OpenVPN…

Priority LOW 35CWE-281Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

OpenVPN Connect 3.1.0.361 on Windows has Insecure Permissions for %PROGRAMDATA%\OpenVPN Connect\drivers\tap\amd64\win10, which allows local users to gain privileges by copying a malicious drvstore.dll there.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00642 51st percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 2

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:openvpn:connect:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 3.1.0.361VulnerableOpenVPN
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*not specified by NVDRunning onMicrosoft
  • cpe:2.3:a:openvpn:connect:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 3.1.0.361 Vulnerable ·OpenVPN
  • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·Microsoft

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2020-9442
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-mg74-mw7r-v7j9
  3. 2026-10-25 EPSS moved to the 50th–90th percentile

References

Exploit 1

  • TI-2026-08398 OS command injection in OpenVPN Connect CVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.4
  • TI-2024-07856 OpenVPN Connect before version 3.5.0 can contain the configuration profile's clear-text… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2023-06629 The nodejs framework in OpenVPN Connect 3.0 through 3.4.3 (Windows)/3.4.7 (macOS) was not… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
  • TI-2023-06608 Code injection in OpenVPN Connect CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
  • TI-2021-02559 Uncontrolled search path in OpenVPN Connect CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
  • TI-2020-11853 Link following in OpenVPN Connect CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.1
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Sources

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