Is CVE-2024-8474 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2024-8474 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2024-8474?

CVE-2024-8474 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.5 (HIGH).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2024-8474?

CVE-2024-8474 has an EPSS score of 0.53% (42th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2024-8474?

Upgrade connect to 3.5.0 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2024-8474

HIGH

7.5

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

OpenVPN Connect before version 3.5.0 can contain the configuration profile's clear-text private key which is logged in the application log, which an unauthorized actor can use to decrypt the VPN traffic

CWE-212

How to fix

Remediation Available

connectNVD

Affected:< 3.5.0Fixed in:3.5.0CVE-2024-8474derived from NVD

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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 VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityNone

AvailabilityNone

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

Exploit Intelligence

0.53%probability of exploitation in 30 days

42ndpercentile

Moderate risk: more likely to be exploited than 42% of all known CVEs.

References

Release Notes1

openvpn.net

Related Vulnerabilities

Other CWE-212 vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all

CVE	Severity	CVSS	EPSS	Exploited	Fix
CVE-2020-1940	High	7.5	4.5%	-	-
CVE-2022-29900	Medium	6.5	3.8%	-	Fix
CVE-2002-0704	High	7.5	3.2%	-	-
CVE-2020-15094	High	8.0	3.0%	-	Fix
CVE-2022-23633	High	7.4	2.2%	-	Fix
CVE-2019-19362	Medium	6.5	2.1%	-	-

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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 2025-06-10.