CVE-2025-8069
BaseFortify
Publication date: 2025-07-23
Last updated on: 2025-10-14
Assigner: AMZN
Description
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Affected Vendors & Products
| Vendor | Product | Version / Range |
|---|---|---|
| aws | client_vpn | 5.0.2 |
| aws | client_vpn | 5.1.0 |
| aws | client_vpn | 5.0.0 |
| aws | client_vpn | 5.2.0 |
| aws | client_vpn | 4.1.0 |
| aws | client_vpn | 5.2.1 |
| aws | client_vpn | 5.0.1 |
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Exploitability
| CWE ID | Description |
|---|---|
| CWE-276 | During installation, installed file permissions are set to allow anyone to modify those files. |
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Can you explain this vulnerability to me?
During the AWS Client VPN client installation on Windows devices, the installer references a specific directory to fetch the OpenSSL configuration file. A non-admin user could place arbitrary code in this configuration file. If an admin then starts the installation, that code could execute with root-level privileges, potentially compromising the system. This issue is specific to Windows and does not affect Linux or Mac devices.
How can this vulnerability impact me? :
This vulnerability could allow a non-admin user to execute arbitrary code with root-level privileges during the AWS Client VPN client installation on Windows. This could lead to unauthorized system control, data compromise, or other malicious activities performed with elevated privileges.
What immediate steps should I take to mitigate this vulnerability?
Discontinue any new installations of AWS Client VPN on Windows devices prior to version 5.2.2 until the issue is resolved by updating to version 5.2.2 or later.