High severity · published Mar 18, 2019
CVE-2019-6724
The barracudavpn component of the Barracuda VPN Client prior to version 5.0.2.7 for Linux, macOS, and OpenBSD runs as a privileged process and can allow an unprivileged local…
7.8
CVSS
0.5%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
The barracudavpn component of the Barracuda VPN Client prior to version 5.0.2.7 for Linux, macOS, and OpenBSD runs as a privileged process and can allow an unprivileged local attacker to load a malicious library, resulting in arbitrary code executing as root.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.5% · higher than 44% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
VC
Vpn Client · Barracuda
before 5.0.2.7 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-6724
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-6724
Vendor Advisory
http://campus.barracuda.com/product/networkaccessclient/doc/78154147/release-notes-barracuda-vpn-client-for-macos/
Exploit
https://blog.mirch.io/2019/02/14/cve-2019-6724-barracuda-vpn-client-privilege-escalation-on-linux-and-macos/
Vendor Advisory
https://campus.barracuda.com/product/networkaccessclient/doc/78154149/release-notes-barracuda-vpn-client-for-linux/