{"cve":"CVE-2021-35523","nvd":{"published":"2021-06-28T17:15:08.083","modified":"2026-06-17T03:57:38.083","status":"Modified","description":"Securepoint SSL VPN Client v2 before 2.0.32 on Windows has unsafe configuration handling that enables local privilege escalation to NT AUTHORITY\\SYSTEM. A non-privileged local user can modify the OpenVPN configuration stored under \"%APPDATA%\\Securepoint SSL VPN\" and add a external script file that is executed as privileged user.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.1","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","score":7.8},"cwes":["CWE-269"],"references":["http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/163320/Securepoint-SSL-VPN-Client-2.0.30-Local-Privilege-Escalation.html","http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2021/Jun/59","https://bogner.sh/2021/04/local-privilege-escalation-in-securepoint-ssl-vpn-client-2-0-30/","https://github.com/Securepoint/openvpn-client/security/advisories/GHSA-v8p8-4w8f-qh34","http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/163320/Securepoint-SSL-VPN-Client-2.0.30-Local-Privilege-Escalation.html"],"products":["securepoint:openvpn-client"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T21:20:07.141963181+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2021-35523","score":0.00735,"percentile":0.54456,"date":"2026-11-01"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}