CVE-2024-27459

HighCVSS 7.8/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

Description

The interactive service in OpenVPN 2.6.9 and earlier allows an attacker to send data causing a stack overflow which can be used to execute arbitrary code with more privileges.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1 7.8/10CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weakness enumeration

CWE-121 CWE-787

Affected software

Vendor	Product	Versions
OpenVPN	OpenVPN GUI	2.6.9 and earlier
openvpn	openvpn_gui	<= 2.6.9

References

https://community.openvpn.net/openvpn/wiki/CVE-2024-27459Vendor Advisory
https://openvpn.net/security-advisory/ovpnx-vulnerability-cve-2024-27903-cve-2024-27459-cve-2024-24974/Vendor Advisory
https://www.mail-archive.com/openvpn-users@lists.sourceforge.net/msg07534.htmlMailing List
https://community.openvpn.net/openvpn/wiki/CVE-2024-27459Vendor Advisory
https://openvpn.net/security-advisory/ovpnx-vulnerability-cve-2024-27903-cve-2024-27459-cve-2024-24974/Vendor Advisory
https://www.mail-archive.com/openvpn-users@lists.sourceforge.net/msg07534.htmlMailing List

Timeline

Published: Jul 8, 2024
Last modified: Jun 17, 2026
NVD status: Modified

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