VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2021-3606

CVSS score7.8 HIGH
EPSS probability0.34%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2021-07-02
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Description

OpenVPN before version 2.5.3 on Windows allows local users to load arbitrary dynamic loadable libraries via an OpenSSL configuration file if present, which allows the user to run arbitrary code with the same privilege level as the main OpenVPN process (openvpn.exe).

Weakness classification

  • security@openvpn.net: CWE-427
  • nvd@nist.gov: CWE-427

Primary references