{"id":"CVE-2021-35523","aliases":["EUVD-2021-22159","GHSA-v8p8-4w8f-qh34"],"status":"published","description":"Securepoint SSL VPN Client v2 before 2.0.32 on Windows has unsafe configuration handling that enables local privilege escalation to NT AUTHORITY\\SYSTEM. A non-privileged local user can modify the OpenVPN configuration stored under \"%APPDATA%\\Securepoint SSL VPN\" and add a external script file that is executed as privileged user.","severity":{"version":"3.1","score":7.8,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","level":"high","assessor":"primary","from":"nvd"},"epss":{"day":"2026-11-09","score":0.00735,"percentile":0.54717,"model":"v2026.06.15"},"facts":{"in_kev":false,"known_exploited":false,"public_exploit":false,"fix_available":false},"cwes":["CWE-269"],"published":"2021-06-28T16:51:50Z","modified":"2026-10-20T10:54:46Z","products":[{"vendor":"securepoint","product":"openvpn-client"}],"references":[{"url":"https://github.com/Securepoint/openvpn-client/security/advisories/GHSA-v8p8-4w8f-qh34","tags":["x_refsource_MISC","x_transferred","Third Party Advisory","advisory"]},{"url":"https://bogner.sh/2021/04/local-privilege-escalation-in-securepoint-ssl-vpn-client-2-0-30/","tags":["x_refsource_MISC","x_transferred","Exploit","Third Party Advisory","evidence"]},{"url":"http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2021/Jun/59","tags":["mailing-list","x_refsource_FULLDISC","x_transferred","Mailing List","Third Party Advisory","advisory"]},{"url":"http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/163320/Securepoint-SSL-VPN-Client-2.0.30-Local-Privilege-Escalation.html","tags":["x_refsource_MISC","x_transferred","Exploit","Third Party Advisory","evidence"]}],"sources":{"cve":[{"id":"CVE-2021-35523","description":"Securepoint SSL VPN Client v2 before 2.0.32 on Windows has unsafe configuration handling that enables local privilege escalation to NT AUTHORITY\\SYSTEM. A non-privileged local user can modify the OpenVPN configuration stored under \"%APPDATA%\\Securepoint SSL VPN\" and add a external script file that is executed as privileged user.","status":"published","published":"2021-06-28T16:51:50Z","modified":"2024-08-04T00:40:47.226Z","updated_at":"2026-11-02T14:33:09.864034Z"}],"euvd":[{"id":"EUVD-2021-22159","description":"Securepoint SSL VPN Client v2 before 2.0.32 on Windows has unsafe configuration handling that enables local privilege escalation to NT AUTHORITY\\SYSTEM. A non-privileged local user can modify the OpenVPN configuration stored under \"%APPDATA%\\Securepoint SSL VPN\" and add a external script file that is executed as privileged user.","status":"published","published":"2021-06-28T16:51:50Z","modified":"2024-08-04T00:40:47Z","updated_at":"2026-11-03T03:24:30.441845Z"}],"nvd":[{"id":"CVE-2021-35523","description":"Securepoint SSL VPN Client v2 before 2.0.32 on Windows has unsafe configuration handling that enables local privilege escalation to NT AUTHORITY\\SYSTEM. A non-privileged local user can modify the OpenVPN configuration stored under \"%APPDATA%\\Securepoint SSL VPN\" and add a external script file that is executed as privileged user.","status":"published","published":"2021-06-28T17:15:08.083Z","modified":"2026-06-17T03:57:38.083Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.1","score":7.8,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","level":"high","assessor":"primary"},{"version":"2.0","score":7.2,"vector":"AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C","level":"high","assessor":"primary"}],"cwes":["CWE-269"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T14:06:55.259633Z"}],"osv":[{"id":"CVE-2021-35523","description":"Securepoint SSL VPN Client v2 before 2.0.32 on Windows has unsafe configuration handling that enables local privilege escalation to NT AUTHORITY\\SYSTEM. A non-privileged local user can modify the OpenVPN configuration stored under \"%APPDATA%\\Securepoint SSL VPN\" and add a external script file that is executed as privileged user.","status":"published","published":"2021-06-28T17:15:08.083Z","modified":"2026-10-20T10:54:46.607498809Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.1","score":7.8,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","level":"high"}],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T15:44:20.13324Z"}]}}