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CVE-2024-27903

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Description

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.

Severity
CRITICAL
CVSS score
9.8 (v3.1)
Vulnerability status
Modified
Source identifier
Published
2024-07-08 11:15:10.390000
Last modified
2026-11-03 22:17:16.907000
View original CVE JSON
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  "published": "2024-07-08T11:15:10.390",
  "lastModified": "2026-11-03T22:17:16.907",
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