High severity7.8NVD Advisory· Published Mar 21, 2019· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2019-6724
CVE-2019-6724
Description
The barracudavpn component of the Barracuda VPN Client prior to version 5.0.2.7 for Linux, macOS, and OpenBSD runs as a privileged process and can allow an unprivileged local attacker to load a malicious library, resulting in arbitrary code executing as root.
AI Insight
LLM-synthesized narrative grounded in this CVE's description and references.
Affected products
3cpe:2.3:a:barracuda:vpn_client:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:a:barracuda:vpn_client:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <5.0.2.7
- (no CPE)range: <5.0.2.7
- Range: <5.0.2.7
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
3- blog.mirch.io/2019/02/14/cve-2019-6724-barracuda-vpn-client-privilege-escalation-on-linux-and-macos/nvdExploitThird Party Advisory
- campus.barracuda.com/product/networkaccessclient/doc/78154147/release-notes-barracuda-vpn-client-for-macos/nvdVendor Advisory
- campus.barracuda.com/product/networkaccessclient/doc/78154149/release-notes-barracuda-vpn-client-for-linux/nvdVendor Advisory
News mentions
0No linked articles in our index yet.