CVE-2021-35523

Securepoint SSL VPN Client v2 before 2.0.32 on Windows has unsafe configuration handling that enables local privilege escalation to NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM. A non-privileged local user can modify the OpenVPN configuration stored under "%APPDATA%\Securepoint SSL VPN" and add a external script file that is executed as privileged user.

CVSS v3.1

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

CVSS v2.0

7.2 HIGHAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

EPSS

0.73% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, 52th percentile

Published

2021-06-28

Updated

2024-08-04

Proof-of-concept exploits (1)

• http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/163320/Securepoint-SSL-VPN-Client-2.0.30-Local-Privi…

References

• CVE Record
• NVD entry

Related

• CVE-2021-35512
• CVE-2021-3555
• CVE-2021-35508
• CVE-2021-35576
• CVE-2021-35506
• CVE-2021-35587