Medium severity5.3NVD Advisory· Published Aug 25, 2014· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2014-5455
CVE-2014-5455
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.
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Affected products
4- cpe:2.3:a:privatetunnel:privatetunnel:2.3.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- Range: <3.0
- Range: <3.1
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
7- packetstormsecurity.com/files/127439/OpenVPN-Private-Tunnel-Privilege-Escalation.htmlnvdExploit
- www.exploit-db.com/exploits/34037nvdExploit
- www.zeroscience.mk/en/vulnerabilities/ZSL-2014-5192.phpnvdExploit
- h20566.www2.hp.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplaynvdThird Party Advisory
- osvdb.org/show/osvdb/109007nvdBroken Link
- github.com/CVEProject/cvelist/pull/3909nvd
- github.com/CVEProject/cvelist/pull/3909/commits/ace34f1cf94602f31760d3eb7ae68e17df8f914dnvd
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