CVE catalog

CVE-2024-27903

openvpn: CVE-2024-27903

Severity: Critical · CVSS 9.8CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Published: Mar 20, 2024, 11:00:00 PM UTC
Source: [NVD] · [CVE record]
EPSS: 8.92% · Oct 25, 2026

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.

Vulnerable and fixed packages

Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.

Distribution	Package	Release	Version	Status
Debian	openvpn	sid	`2.7.8-1`	not affected
Debian	openvpn	forky	`2.7.8-1`	not affected
Debian	openvpn	trixie	`2.6.14-1+deb13u3`	not affected
Debian	openvpn	trixie-security	`2.6.14-1+deb13u3`	not affected
Debian	openvpn	bookworm	`2.6.14-0+deb12u2`	not affected
Debian	openvpn	bookworm-security	`2.6.14-0+deb12u2`	not affected

Fixed-version evidence

Distribution	Package	Type	Release	Fixed version	Urgency	Origin	Bugs
Debian	openvpn	source	sid	`Not affected`	unimportant	Not reported	Not reported
Debian	openvpn	source	forky	`Not affected`	unimportant	Not reported	Not reported
Debian	openvpn	source	trixie	`Not affected`	unimportant	Not reported	Not reported
Debian	openvpn	source	bookworm	`Not affected`	unimportant	Not reported	Not reported

OpenFactory catalog packages

Matching against OpenFactory catalog package versions is in progress.

References

[CERT-Bund public advisories] · [CISA cybersecurity advisories] · [Debian Security Tracker] · [FIRST EPSS] · [SUSE security advisories and VEX]