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CVE-2019-6724
The barracudavpn component of the Barracuda VPN Client prior to version 5.0.2.7 for Linux, macOS, and OpenBSD runs as a privileged process…
High7.8EPSS 0.52%
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- mitre
Description
The barracudavpn component of the Barracuda VPN Client prior to version 5.0.2.7 for Linux, macOS, and OpenBSD runs as a privileged process and can allow an unprivileged local attacker to load a malicious library, resulting in arbitrary code executing as root.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.0 | High7.8 | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.52% · top 56% of all CVEs (5 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.8.
Weakness
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References (3)
- https://campus.barracuda.com/product/networkaccessclient/doc/78154149/release-notes-barracuda-vpn-client-for-linux/ (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- http://campus.barracuda.com/product/networkaccessclient/doc/78154147/release-notes-barracuda-vpn-client-for-macos/ (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- https://blog.mirch.io/2019/02/14/cve-2019-6724-barracuda-vpn-client-privilege-escalation-on-linux-and-macos/ (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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