CVE-2024-4877

Status: AnalyzedHigh (8.8)—

OpenVPN version 2.4.0 through 2.6.10 on Windows allows an external, lesser privileged process to create a named pipe which the OpenVPN GUI component would connect to allowing it to escalate its privileges

CVSS

Version: 3.1
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Base score: 8.8

Exploitation probability (EPSS)

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 0.43%
Percentile among all scored CVEs: 35
Score date: 10/5/2026

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST) estimates how likely a vulnerability is to be exploited in the wild within 30 days. It complements CVSS (impact) and CISA KEV (confirmed exploitation).

🎯 ATT&CK techniques

How this vulnerability is exploited and what the attacker gains, in MITRE ATT&CK terms.

ExploitationT1210 Exploitation of Remote Serviceslateral movement85 %
Primary impactT1068 Exploitation for Privilege Escalationprivilege escalation90 %
Secondary impactT1059 Command and Scripting Interpreterexecution75 %

AV:N, PR:L y acceso a servicios remotos sugieren T1210. El atacante crea un named pipe para que OpenVPN GUI se conecte, logrando escalada de privilegios (T1068) y potencial ejecución de código (T1059).

Inferred by our analysis agent from the official description, CVSS vector and CWE, and checked by a supervisor. May contain errors.

🛡️ ATT&CK mitigations that cover these techniques

Threat Intelligence Program Privileged Account Management Execution Prevention Disable or Remove Feature or Program Application Isolation and Sandboxing Exploit Protection

Affected technologies (1)

Openvpn — Openvpn

CWEs

CWE-268
NVD-CWE-noinfo

References

Raw JSON (NVD)

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