High severity · published Feb 28, 2020
CVE-2020-9442
OpenVPN Connect 3.1.0.361 on Windows has Insecure Permissions for %PROGRAMDATA%\OpenVPN Connect\drivers\tap\amd64\win10, which allows local users to gain privileges by copying a…
7.8
CVSS
0.6%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
OpenVPN Connect 3.1.0.361 on Windows has Insecure Permissions for %PROGRAMDATA%\OpenVPN Connect\drivers\tap\amd64\win10, which allows local users to gain privileges by copying a malicious drvstore.dll there.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/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)0.6% · higher than 50% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
CO
Connect · Openvpn
through 3.1.0.361 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-9442
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-9442
Exploit
https://github.com/hessandrew/CVE-2020-9442
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