CVE-2024-8474

VPN traffic decryption via clear-text debug logging

Published Jan 6, 2025 · Updated Jan 6, 2025

Information disclosure in OpenVPN Connect for Android before 3.5.0 allows physically proximate attackers to obtain a VPN private key. The application writes a configuration profile's private key in clear text to its debug log when the profile is applied under ADB debugging. Access requires an unlocked device with Developer Mode and USB debugging enabled and timely logcat capture; the exposed key enables VPN traffic decryption.

CVSS severityUnavailable
Unscored
EPSS probability0.55%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Information disclosure in OpenVPN Connect for Android before 3.5.0 allows physically proximate attackers to obtain a VPN private key. The application writes a configuration profile's private key in clear text to its debug log when the profile is applied under ADB debugging. Access requires an unlocked device with Developer Mode and USB debugging enabled and timely logcat capture; the exposed key enables VPN traffic decryption.

The record

CVE
CVE-2024-8474
Published
Jan 6, 2025
Updated
Jan 6, 2025
Vendor
OpenVPN Inc.
Product
OpenVPN Connect
Classifications
T1552.001
Attack vector
physical
Privileges
Unavailable

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Jan 6, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Jan 6, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=0 <=3.5.0

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorphysical
Required privilegesUnavailable in this record.

What is affected?

OpenVPN Inc. · OpenVPN Connectversion=0 <=3.5.0

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectorphysical
PrivilegesUnavailable
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

T1552.001Unsecured Credentials: Credentials In Files

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