CVE-2024-8474

Q: How do I fix CVE-2024-8474?

Upgrade connect to 3.5.0 or later.

Q: Is CVE-2024-8474 being actively exploited?

Not that we know of. CVE-2024-8474 is not in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. Its EPSS score of 0.55% is the estimated probability that it will be exploited in the next 30 days. That is higher than 43% of all scored CVEs.

Q: How severe is CVE-2024-8474?

CVE-2024-8474 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.5, rated high. CVSS rates the technical impact if the vulnerability is exploited, not how likely that is, so weigh it alongside the exploit-prediction score when you decide what to patch first.

Q: What does CVE-2024-8474 affect?

Published advisories record a fix for connect (NVD). Only products with a sourced advisory are listed, so treat this as what we can cite rather than a complete inventory.

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

0.55%probability of exploitation in 30 days

43rdpercentile

Moderate risk: more likely to be exploited than 43% 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%	-	-

Common questions

How do I fix CVE-2024-8474?

Upgrade connect to 3.5.0 or later.

Is CVE-2024-8474 being actively exploited?

Not that we know of. CVE-2024-8474 is not in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. Its EPSS score of 0.55% is the estimated probability that it will be exploited in the next 30 days. That is higher than 43% of all scored CVEs.

How severe is CVE-2024-8474?

CVE-2024-8474 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.5, rated high. CVSS rates the technical impact if the vulnerability is exploited, not how likely that is, so weigh it alongside the exploit-prediction score when you decide what to patch first.

What does CVE-2024-8474 affect?

Published advisories record a fix for connect (NVD). Only products with a sourced advisory are listed, so treat this as what we can cite rather than a complete inventory.

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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.