cve-2021-3606
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2021-07-02 12:30
Modified
2024-08-03 17:01
Severity ?
Summary
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).
References
security@openvpn.nethttps://community.openvpn.net/openvpn/wiki/CVE-2021-3606Vendor Advisory
security@openvpn.nethttps://community.openvpn.net/openvpn/wiki/SecurityAnnouncementsVendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://community.openvpn.net/openvpn/wiki/CVE-2021-3606Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://community.openvpn.net/openvpn/wiki/SecurityAnnouncementsVendor Advisory
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