7.5

CVE-2024-8474: openvpn connect

CVSS: 7.5v3.1HighAnalyzed
Published 06-01-2025Last modified 06-01-2025
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2024-8474 is a high (CVSS 7.5) vulnerability in openvpn connect. EPSS estimates a 0.53% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 43.9% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
30/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
7.5/10
010
High · v3.1 (CVE.org)
EPSS score
0.53%
0%100%
Low · -0.01 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 06-01-2025
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 06-01-2025
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

OpenVPN Connect before version 3.5.0 can contain the configuration profile's clear-text private key which is logged in the application log, which an unauthorized actor can use to decrypt the VPN traffic

CVSS metrics

2 scores · 2 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.53%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

44%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

-0.01 pp

From 0.55% on 20-09-2026

20-09-202620-10-2026
EPSS score
0.53%

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

1 vendor · 2 products

References

1 links