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CVE-2025-3908

Published: May 19, 2025Updated: Jun 12, 2025 Sources: CVE List NVD BDUCWE-59
6.2MEDIUM
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
0.2%
Top 92.0%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available
Self-Check
Not available

Description

The configuration initialization tool in OpenVPN 3 Linux v20 through v24 on Linux allows a local attacker to use symlinks pointing at an arbitrary directory which will change the ownership and permissions of that destination directory.

No summary for this CVE yet.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:LAC:LPR:NUI:NS:UC:HI:NA:N
Exploitability
AV:LAttack Vector
Local
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:NPrivileges Required
None
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:HConfidentiality
High
I:NIntegrity
None
A:NAvailability
None
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Weaknesses

CWE-59

Affected Products

OpenVPN
oss-project·USaka openvpn access server, connect
openvpn3linuxOn-premLibrary
Networking Infrastructure / vpn-gateway
OpenVPN 3 LinuxOn-premDesktop App
Networking Infrastructure / vpn-gateway
OpenVPN, Inc.
commercial·USaka openvpn connect, easy-rsa, openvpn 3 linux
OpenVPN 3 LinuxMixed
Security Products / secure-gateway-vpn

Exploitability

Official Patch Available

Attack Graph

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MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques
Collection
Discovery
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References

https://community.openvpn.net/Security%20Announcements/CVE-2025-3908
community.openvpn.net
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/05/20/2
openwall.com
https://community.openvpn.net/Security%20Announcements/CVE-2025-3908
community.openvpn.net
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