CVE-2019-6724

The barracudavpn component of the Barracuda VPN Client prior to version 5.0.2.7 for Linux, macOS,...

7.8 High

The barracudavpn component of the Barracuda VPN Client prior to version 5.0.2.7 for Linux, macOS, and OpenBSD runs as a privileged process and can allow an unprivileged local attacker to load a malicious library, resulting in arbitrary code executing as root.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector: Local
Complexity: Low
Privileges needed: Low
User interaction: None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality: High
Integrity: High
Availability: High

Exploit likelihood

0.52%Up 0.5 points since Apr 14, 2021

What each source reports

NVD Score used 7.8

Record: CVE-2019-6724
CVSS 3.0: 7.8 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.0: 7.2 HighAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Weakness: CWE-426
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

Record: CVE-2019-6724
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2019-16282 No score

Record: EUVD-2019-16282
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-35rh-9jh6-cw7p 7.8

The barracudavpn component of the Barracuda VPN Client prior to version 5.0.2.7 for Linux, macOS,...

Record: GHSA-35rh-9jh6-cw7p
CVSS 3.0: 7.8 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness: CWE-426
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

barracuda vpn client

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2019-6724 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) in Barracuda Vpn Client, published March 18, 2019. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.52%, the 44th percentile. No source names a fixed version.