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CVE-2021-35523

Published: Jun 28, 2021

Modified: Aug 4, 2024

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Description

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.

Vendor	Product	Versions
n/a	n/a	affected `n/a`

References

https://github.com/Securepoint/openvpn-client/security/advisories/GHSA-v8p8-4w8f-qh34

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https://bogner.sh/2021/04/local-privilege-escalation-in-securepoint-ssl-vpn-client-2-0-30/

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20210629 CVE-2021-35523: Local Privilege Escalation in Securepoint SSL VPN Client 2.0.30

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http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/163320/Securepoint-SSL-VPN-Client-2.0.30-Local-Privilege-Escalation.html

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