High severity7.8NVD Advisory· Published Jun 28, 2021· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2021-35523
CVE-2021-35523
Description
Securepoint SSL VPN Client v2 before 2.0.32 on Windows has unsafe configuration handling that enables local privilege escalation to NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM. A non-privileged local user can modify the OpenVPN configuration stored under "%APPDATA%\Securepoint SSL VPN" and add a external script file that is executed as privileged user.
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Affected products
3- cpe:2.3:a:securepoint:openvpn-client:*:*:*:*:*:windows:*:*Range: >=2.0.15,<2.0.32
- Securepoint/SSL VPN Clientdescription
- Range: <2.0.32
Patches
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References
4- packetstormsecurity.com/files/163320/Securepoint-SSL-VPN-Client-2.0.30-Local-Privilege-Escalation.htmlnvdExploitThird Party Advisory
- bogner.sh/2021/04/local-privilege-escalation-in-securepoint-ssl-vpn-client-2-0-30/nvdExploitThird Party Advisory
- seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2021/Jun/59nvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- github.com/Securepoint/openvpn-client/security/advisories/GHSA-v8p8-4w8f-qh34nvdThird Party Advisory
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