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TI-2024-07856 Aliases CVE-2024-8474GHSA-qcg2-98h8-485j

OpenVPN Connect before version 3.5.0 can contain the configuration profile's clear-text…

Priority MEDIUM 40CWE-212Published · Updated

Key facts

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

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

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

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00534 45th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
Yes
Technical impact
Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
OpenVPNOpenVPN Connectup to 3.5.0—No fix listedCNA
  • OpenVPN Connect VendorOpenVPN Affected up to 3.5.0 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:openvpn:connect:*:*:*:*:*:android:*:*before 3.5.0VulnerableOpenVPN
  • cpe:2.3:a:openvpn:connect:*:*:*:*:*:android:*:* Versions before 3.5.0 Vulnerable ·OpenVPN

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-8474
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-qcg2-98h8-485j

References

Other 1

  • TI-2026-08398 OS command injection in OpenVPN Connect CVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.4
  • 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-2020-07554 OpenVPN Connect 3.1.0.361 on Windows has Insecure Permissions for %PROGRAMDATA%\OpenVPN… 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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