Vulnerability Details 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.
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score
EPSS Score 0.001
EPSS Ranking 24.0%
CVSS Severity
CVSS v3 Score 7.8
CVSS v2 Score 7.2
References
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/163320/Securepoint-SSL-VPN-Client-2.0.30-Local-Privilege-Escalation.html
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2021/Jun/59
- https://bogner.sh/2021/04/local-privilege-escalation-in-securepoint-ssl-vpn-client-2-0-30/
- https://github.com/Securepoint/openvpn-client/security/advisories/GHSA-v8p8-4w8f-qh34
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/163320/Securepoint-SSL-VPN-Client-2.0.30-Local-Privilege-Escalation.html
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2021/Jun/59
- https://bogner.sh/2021/04/local-privilege-escalation-in-securepoint-ssl-vpn-client-2-0-30/
- https://github.com/Securepoint/openvpn-client/security/advisories/GHSA-v8p8-4w8f-qh34
Products affected by CVE-2021-35523
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cpe:2.3:a:securepoint:openvpn-client:2.0.15
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cpe:2.3:a:securepoint:openvpn-client:2.0.16
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cpe:2.3:a:securepoint:openvpn-client:2.0.17
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cpe:2.3:a:securepoint:openvpn-client:2.0.18
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cpe:2.3:a:securepoint:openvpn-client:2.0.20
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cpe:2.3:a:securepoint:openvpn-client:2.0.21
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cpe:2.3:a:securepoint:openvpn-client:2.0.22
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cpe:2.3:a:securepoint:openvpn-client:2.0.23
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cpe:2.3:a:securepoint:openvpn-client:2.0.24
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cpe:2.3:a:securepoint:openvpn-client:2.0.25
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cpe:2.3:a:securepoint:openvpn-client:2.0.26
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cpe:2.3:a:securepoint:openvpn-client:2.0.27
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cpe:2.3:a:securepoint:openvpn-client:2.0.28
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cpe:2.3:a:securepoint:openvpn-client:2.0.29
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cpe:2.3:a:securepoint:openvpn-client:2.0.30
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cpe:2.3:a:securepoint:openvpn-client:2.0.31