CVE-2014-5455 (GCVE-0-2014-5455)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2014-08-25 16:00
Modified
2024-08-06 11:48
Severity ?
CWE
  • n/a
Summary
Unquoted Windows search path vulnerability in the ptservice service prior to PrivateTunnel version 3.0 (Windows) and OpenVPN Connect version 3.1 (Windows) allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted program.exe file in the %SYSTEMDRIVE% folder.
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