CVE-2025-3908

State: Published
Severity: 6.2 Medium
Published: May 19, 2025
Updated: May 20, 2025
Reserved: Apr 23, 2025

Description

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.

Scores

CVSS	Score	Vector	Source
3.1	6.2 Medium	CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N	CISA-ADP

Weaknesses

CWE-59 Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')

Affected Products

Product	Versions
OpenVPN 3 LinuxOpenVPN	v20 through v24Affected

References

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

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