Description
Unquoted Windows search path vulnerability in the ptservice service prior to PrivateTunnel version 3.0 (Windows) and OpenVPN Connect version 3.1 (Windows) allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted program.exe file in the %SYSTEMDRIVE% folder.
Public exploits
Exploit or proof-of-concept code for this vulnerability is publicly available, which lowers the bar for attackers. Treat it as a reason to patch sooner.
Third-party code, not reviewed by us. Public PoCs are sometimes fake or contain malware. Read the code first and run it only in an isolated lab, against systems you are authorised to test.
Exploit-DB 1
- OpenVPN Private Tunnel Core Service - Unquoted Service Path Privilege Escalation EDB-34037 · local · Jul 12, 2014
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
Advisories 1
- WID-SEC-2024-2191 HCL BigFix: Mehrere Schwachstellen ermöglichen Privilegieneskalation BSI CERT-Bund (WID) · Sep 22, 2024
References
- 34037 exploit
- http://www.zeroscience.mk/en/vulnerabilities/ZSL-2014-5192.php
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/127439/OpenVPN-Private-Tunnel-Privilege-Escalation.html
- HPSBGN3551 vendor-advisory
- 109007 vdb-entry
- https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelist/pull/3909/commits/ace34f1cf94602f31760d3eb7ae68e17df8f914d
- https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelist/pull/3909