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TI-2024-16468 Aliases CVE-2024-24974GHSA-mfqw-44wg-mrpf

The interactive service in OpenVPN 2.6.9 and earlier allows the OpenVPN service pipe to…

Priority MEDIUM 53CWE-923Published · 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

The interactive service in OpenVPN 2.6.9 and earlier allows the OpenVPN service pipe to be accessed remotely, which allows a remote attacker to interact with the privileged OpenVPN interactive service.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.09759 95th 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
Total

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 2up to 2.6.9—No fix listedCNA
  • OpenVPN 2 VendorOpenVPN Affected up to 2.6.9 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:openvpn:openvpn:*:*:*:*:community:*:*:*before 2.5.10; 2.6.0 to before 2.6.10VulnerableOpenVPN
  • cpe:2.3:a:openvpn:openvpn:*:*:*:*:community:*:*:* Versions before 2.5.10; 2.6.0 to before 2.6.10 Vulnerable ·OpenVPN

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-24974
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-mfqw-44wg-mrpf
  3. 2026-11-03 CISA SSVC decision points changed

References

Advisory 2

Other 1

  • TI-2014-04453 Unquoted Windows search path vulnerability in the ptservice service prior to… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.3
  • TI-2022-00467 Authentication bypass in OpenVPN CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2024-18509 Unrestricted file upload in OpenVPN 2 CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2023-25309 Use after free in OpenVPN 2 CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2024-05196 OpenVPN before 2.6.11 does not santize PUSH_REPLY messages properly which an attacker… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.1
  • TI-2018-05453 A cross-protocol scripting issue was discovered in the management interface in OpenVPN… CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.1
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Sources

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