7.5
HIGH
CVE-2024-8474
OpenVPN Connect Private Key Disclosure Vulnerability
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

INFO

Published Date :

Jan. 6, 2025, 3:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Jan. 6, 2025, 5:15 p.m.

Source :

[email protected]

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

3.6

Exploitability Score :

3.9
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2024-8474 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Openvpn connect
: Total Affected Vendor : 1 | Products : 1
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2024-8474.

URL Resource
https://openvpn.net/connect-docs/android-release-notes.html

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2024-8474 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

  • Cybersecurity News
Exploiting Misconfigurations in Argo Workflows for Kubernetes Cluster Takeover

Argo Workflows, a widely-used open-source tool for orchestrating workflows in Kubernetes, has become a valuable asset for cloud-native automation. However, recent findings by Yali Mintus, a Cloud Secu ... Read more

Published Date: Jan 07, 2025 (5 days, 7 hours ago)
CVE-2024-8474 CVE-2024-31989 CVE-2024-28175 CVE-2023-40029
  • Cybersecurity News
CVE-2024-8474: OpenVPN Connect Vulnerability Leaks Private Keys

Popular VPN client app, OpenVPN Connect, patched a critical security flaw that could have exposed users’ private keys and decrypted their VPN traffic.A recently disclosured vulnerability (CVE-2024-847 ... Read more

Published Date: Jan 07, 2025 (5 days, 8 hours ago)
CVE-2024-8474 CVE-2023-46850

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2024-8474 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0

    Jan. 06, 2025

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
  • New CVE Received by [email protected]

    Jan. 06, 2025

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added 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
    Added CWE CWE-212
    Added Reference https://openvpn.net/connect-docs/android-release-notes.html
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2024-8474 weaknesses.

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