CVE-2021-35523
HIGH 7.8EPSS 0.7%
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 NVD
- 7.8 HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS v2.0 NVD
- 7.2 HIGH
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - EPSS
- 0.73% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, 54th percentile
- Published
- 2021-06-28
- Updated
- 2024-08-04
Proof-of-concept exploits (1)
Security advisories
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2021/Jun/59
- https://bogner.sh/2021/04/local-privilege-escalation-in-securepoint-ssl-vpn-client-2-0-30
- Securepoint/openvpn-client/security/advisories/GHSA-v8p8-4w8f-qh34