CVE-2025-8069

Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability in AWS Client VPN Windows Client

Description

During the AWS Client VPN client installation on Windows devices, the install process references the C:\usr\local\windows-x86_64-openssl-localbuild\ssl directory location to fetch the OpenSSL configuration file. As a result, a non-admin user could place arbitrary code in the configuration file. If an admin user starts the AWS Client VPN client installation process, that code could be executed with root-level privileges. This issue does not affect Linux or Mac devices. We recommend users discontinue any new installations of AWS Client VPN on Windows prior to version 5.2.2.

Category

7.3
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 4.0 •
CVSS 3.1 •
EPSS 0.01%
Vendor Advisory amazon.com
Affected: AWS Client VPN
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://aws.amazon.com/security/security-bulletins/AWS-2025-014/ vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2025-8069?
CVE-2025-8069 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2025-8069?
To fix CVE-2025-8069, 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-2025-8069 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2025-8069 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2025-8069?
CVE-2025-8069 affects AWS Client VPN.
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