CVE-2021-3606
mediumpriority · track · 31EPSS 0.003 · 28 %ileEURUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
OpenVPN before version 2.5.3 on Windows allows local users to load arbitrary dynamic loadable libraries via an OpenSSL configuration file if present, which allows the user to run arbitrary code with the same privilege level as the main OpenVPN process (openvpn.exe).
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Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 4.4–7.8
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affected products (3)
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also known as (4)
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references (7)
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- https://community.openvpn.net/openvpn/wiki/CVE-2021-3606cnnvd
- https://community.openvpn.net/openvpn/wiki/SecurityAnnouncementscnnvd
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-3606cnnvd
- https://community.openvpn.net/openvpn/wiki/CVE-2021-3606enisa_euvd
- https://community.openvpn.net/openvpn/wiki/SecurityAnnouncementsenisa_euvd
- https://community.openvpn.net/openvpn/wiki/CVE-2021-3606Vendor Advisorynvd
- https://community.openvpn.net/openvpn/wiki/SecurityAnnouncementsVendor Advisorynvd
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