CVE-2022-33737 — The OpenVPN Access Server installer creates a log file readable for everyone, wh

The OpenVPN Access Server installer creates a log file readable for everyone, which from version 2.10.0 and before 2.11.0 may contain a random generated admin password

01What is this vulnerability?

The OpenVPN Access Server installer creates a log file readable for everyone, which from version 2.10.0 and before 2.11.0 may contain a random generated admin password

02Affected products

Vendor	Product	Versions
n	a / OpenVPN Access Server	from version 2.10.0 and before 2.11.0

03Active exploitation status

Not currently listed on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. EPSS is the best forward-looking signal — see the EPSS row above.

04Recommended remediation

• Patch to a fixed version listed in the vendor advisory (see references below).
• Mitigate with WAF rules, network egress filters, or feature flags where the patch is not yet available.
• Hunt historical logs for exploitation indicators — see Detection signatures below.

05Technical details

For the full vendor write-up, exploit chains, and reference implementations, see the references list in section 09.

06Detection signatures

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07Related CVEs

No directly-cited follow-up CVEs in the KB record for this advisory. The references list in section 09 carries the vendor cross-references.

08Timeline

• Published: 2022-07-06T15:09:08.000Z
• Last modified: 2024-08-03T08:09:22.660Z

09References

• openvpn.net — https://openvpn.net/vpn-server-resources/release-notes/