High severity7.8NVD Advisory· Published Jul 2, 2021· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2021-3606
CVE-2021-3606
Description
OpenVPN before version 2.5.3 on Windows allows local users to load arbitrary dynamic loadable libraries via an OpenSSL configuration file if present, which allows the user to run arbitrary code with the same privilege level as the main OpenVPN process (openvpn.exe).
Affected products
3- OpenVPN/OpenVPNdescription
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
2- community.openvpn.net/openvpn/wiki/CVE-2021-3606nvdVendor Advisory
- community.openvpn.net/openvpn/wiki/SecurityAnnouncementsnvdVendor Advisory
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