Is CVE-2023-7235 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2023-7235 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2023-7235?

CVE-2023-7235 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.4 (HIGH).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2023-7235?

CVE-2023-7235 has an EPSS score of 0.21% (12th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2023-7235?

Upgrade openvpn gui to 2.6.9 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2023-7235

HIGH

8.4

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

The OpenVPN GUI installer before version 2.6.9 did not set the proper access control restrictions to the installation directory of OpenVPN binaries when using a non-standard installation path, which allows an attacker to replace binaries to run arbitrary executables.

CWE-276

How to fix

Remediation Available

openvpn guiNVD

Affected:< 2.6.9Fixed in:2.6.9CVE-2023-7235derived from NVD

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorLocal

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityHigh

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploit Intelligence

0.21%probability of exploitation in 30 days

12thpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 12% of all known CVEs.

References

Other references1

community.openvpn.net

Related Vulnerabilities

Other CWE-276 vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all

CVE	Severity	CVSS	EPSS	Exploited	Fix
CVE-2013-0632	Critical	9.8	94%	KEV	-
CVE-2017-11610	High	8.8	88%	-	Fix
CVE-2023-29919	Critical	9.1	60%	-	-
CVE-2019-17124	Critical	9.8	23%	-	-
CVE-2020-12608	High	7.8	22%	-	Fix
CVE-2021-3437	Critical	9.8	16%	-	Fix

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2025-05-06.