Unrestricted file upload in OpenVPN 2
Priority MEDIUM 54CWE-283Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-434.
Summary
OpenVPN plug-ins on Windows with OpenVPN 2.6.9 and earlier could be loaded from any directory, which allows an attacker to load an arbitrary plug-in which can be used to interact with the privileged OpenVPN interactive service.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.08922 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
- No
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-27903
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-63q4-8wcf-wg8f
- 2026-11-03 CISA SSVC decision points changed
References
More Openvpn vulnerabilities
- 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-2024-16468 The interactive service in OpenVPN 2.6.9 and earlier allows the OpenVPN service pipe to… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- 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
Sources
- CVE-2024-27903 · CVE Program
- CVE-2024-27903 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-63q4-8wcf-wg8f · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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