CVE-2025-3908

CVSS 6.2 MEDIUMEPSS 0.2%CWE-59

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.

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Affected products

OpenVPN · OpenVPN 3 Linux

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References

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