CVE-2024-27903

CRITICALNVD 9.87.2▼
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

Score 7.2 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: HIGH) published 2024-07-08. NVD baseline CVSS 9.8; sources differ by 2.6.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, nvd
9.8
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS: 9%CVSS: 9.8Exploit: NoneExposed: 0

No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.

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.

CVSS v3
9.8
EG Score
7.2(medium)
EPSS
94.6%
KEV
Not listed

Published

July 8, 2024

Last Modified

November 21, 2024

Advisory Details (2)

Auto-updated Jun 21, 2026
No patch confirmed yet.
generic

[Openvpn-users] OpenVPN 2.6.10 released

https://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/msg07534.html
generic

Security Advisory: OVPNX Vulnerability (CVE-2024-27903 etc.) | OpenVPN

https://openvpn.net/security-advisory/ovpnx-vulnerability-cve-2024-27903-cve-2024-27459-cve-2024-24974/

Weakness Classification(2)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 9× in last 7d / 45× in last 30d)

Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2024-27903?
CVE-2024-27903 is a critical vulnerability published on July 8, 2024. 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.
When was CVE-2024-27903 disclosed?
CVE-2024-27903 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on July 8, 2024, with the most recent update on November 21, 2024. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2024-27903 actively exploited?
CVE-2024-27903 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 94.6% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2024-27903?
CVE-2024-27903 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.8 (NVD). EchelonGraph synthesises NVD + CISA KEV + FIRST EPSS + GHSA into a combined EG score of 7.2.
How do I remediate CVE-2024-27903?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2024-27903, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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