8.4

CVE-2023-7235: openvpn Incorrect Default Permissions

CVSS: 8.4v3.1HighAnalyzed
AliasesCGA-2958-wjh8-jx9hCGA-2pvx-972r-w3x7
Published 21-02-2024Last modified 26-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2023-7235 is a high (CVSS 8.4) Incorrect Default Permissions vulnerability in openvpn. EPSS estimates a 0.21% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 11.1% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
34/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
8.4/10
010
High · v3.1 (CVE.org)
EPSS score
0.21%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 0 · Related 2
CGA-G4FC-GG9G-X3JQCGA-V7H8-7MWP-78Q8

Timeline

  1. 21-02-2024
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 26-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

The OpenVPN GUI installer before version 2.6.9 did not set the proper access control restrictions to the installation directory of OpenVPN binaries when using a non-standard installation path, which allows an attacker to replace binaries to run arbitrary executables.

CVSS metrics

4 scores · 4 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.21%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

11%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 0.21% on 20-09-2026

20-09-202620-10-2026
EPSS score
0.21%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Openvpn2 products
Chainguard1 product
  • openvpn< 2.6.9-r0
Wolfi1 product
  • openvpn< 2.6.9-r0

3 vendors · 4 products

References

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