title: PerFact  OpenVPN-Client
description: An attacker can take leverage on PerFact OpenVPN-Client versions 1.4.1.0 and prior to send the config command from any application running on the local host machine to force the back-end server into initializing a new open-VPN instance with arbitrary open-VPN configuration. This could result in the attacker achieving execution with privileges of a SYSTEM user.
problem types: CWE-15 External Control of System or Configuration Setting
affected:
{
vendor: PerFact
product: OpenVPN-Client
versions:
version: unspecified, lessThanOrEqual: 1.4.1.0, status: affected, versionType: custom
}
metrics:
cvssV3_1: [
version: 3.1
vectorString: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
attackVector: NETWORK
attackComplexity: LOW
privilegesRequired: LOW
userInteraction: NONE
scope: UNCHANGED
confidentialityImpact: HIGH
integrityImpact: HIGH
availabilityImpact: HIGH
baseScore: 8.8
baseSeverity: HIGH
]
solutions: PerFact has released Version 1.6.0, which mitigates this vulnerability.