CVE-2014-5455

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Summary

CVECVE-2014-5455
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2014-08-25 16:55:04 UTC
Updated2026-05-28 18:16:26 UTC
DescriptionUnquoted Windows search path vulnerability in the ptservice service prior to PrivateTunnel version 3.0 (Windows) and OpenVPN Connect version 3.1 (Windows) allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted program.exe file in the %SYSTEMDRIVE% folder.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.1 5.3 MEDIUM from ADP

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

EPSS: 0.001580000 probability, percentile 0.363160000 (date 2026-06-02)

Problem Types: CWE-428 | n/a | CWE-428 CWE-428 Unquoted Search Path or Element

VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.1ADPDECLARED5.3MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
3.1134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0Secondary5.3MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
2.0[email protected]Primary6.9AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

CVSS v3.1 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
Low

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

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Local
Access Complexity
Medium
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Complete
Integrity
Complete
Availability
Complete

AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Openvpn Openvpn 2.1.28.0 All All All
Application Privatetunnel Privatetunnel 2.3.8 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Zero Science Lab » OpenVPN Private Tunnel Core Service Unquoted Service Path Elevation Of Privilege af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.zeroscience.mk Exploit
osvdb.org/show/osvdb/109007 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 osvdb.org Broken Link
OpenVPN Private Tunnel Core Service - Unquoted Service Path Elevation Of Privilege af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.exploit-db.com Exploit
github.com/CVEProject/cvelist/pull/3909 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 github.com
OpenVPN Private Tunnel Privilege Escalation ≈ Packet Storm af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 packetstormsecurity.com Exploit
h20566.www2.hp.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 h20566.www2.hp.com Third Party Advisory
github.com/CVEProject/cvelist/pull/3909/commits/ace34f1cf94602f31760d3eb... af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 github.com
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