CWE Code: 732
Vulnerability Type: privilege_escalation
CVSS Score: 7.2
CWE Name:  Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource
Summary: safervpn 4.2.5 for windows suffers from a system privilege escalation vulnerability in its "safervpn.service" service. the "safervpn.service" service executes "openvpn.exe" using openvpn config files located within the current user's %localappdata%\safervpn\ovpnconfig directory. an authenticated attacker may modify these configuration files to specify a dynamic library plugin that should run for every new vpn connection attempt. this plugin will execute code in the context of the system user.
Access Authentication: NONE
Access Complexity: LOW
Access Vector: LOCAL
Impact (C/I/A): COMPLETE/COMPLETE/COMPLETE
Published Date: 2018-05-02
Last Modified Date: 2019-10-03
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CWE Code: 732
Vulnerability Type: privilege_escalation
CVSS Score: 7.2
CWE Name:  Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource
Summary: safervpn 4.2.5 for windows suffers from a system privilege escalation vulnerability in its "safervpn.service" service. the "safervpn.service" service executes "openvpn.exe" using openvpn config files located within the current user's %localappdata%\safervpn\ovpnconfig directory. an authenticated attacker may modify these configuration files to specify a dynamic library plugin that should run for every new vpn connection attempt. this plugin will execute code in the context of the system user.
Access Authentication: NONE
Access Complexity: LOW
Access Vector: LOCAL
Impact (C/I/A): COMPLETE/COMPLETE/COMPLETE
Published Date: 2018-05-02
Last Modified Date: 2019-10-03
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