CVE-2019-6724

Public Exploit

Description

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.

Category

7.8
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.24%
Vendor Advisory barracuda.com Vendor Advisory barracuda.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://campus.barracuda.com/product/networkaccessclient/doc/78154149/release-notes-barracuda-vpn-client-for-linux/ vendor advisory
http://campus.barracuda.com/product/networkaccessclient/doc/78154147/release-notes-barracuda-vpn-client-for-macos/ vendor advisory
https://blog.mirch.io/2019/02/14/cve-2019-6724-barracuda-vpn-client-privilege-escalation-on-linux-and-macos/ third party advisory exploit

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2019-6724?
CVE-2019-6724 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2019-6724?
To fix CVE-2019-6724, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2019-6724 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2019-6724 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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