CVE-2023-47101

Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2023-10-30 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-269

Description

The installer (aka openvpn-client-installer) in Securepoint SSL VPN Client before 2.0.40 allows local privilege escalation during installation or repair.

Affected products

Securepoint Openvpn-Client: before 2.0.40 — fixed in 2.0.40

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Securepoint Openvpn-Client 2.0.40. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://cyvisory.group/advisory/CYADV-2023-012
https://sourceforge.net/p/securepoint/news/2023/08/2040-is-now-available/
https://cyvisory.group/advisory/CYADV-2023-012
https://sourceforge.net/p/securepoint/news/2023/08/2040-is-now-available/

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