VDB-294917 · CVE-2024-57426 · EUVD-2024-53581

NetMod VPN Client 5.3.1 untrusted search path

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in NetMod VPN Client 5.3.1. It has been rated as problematic. The impacted element is an unknown function. The manipulation leads to untrusted search path. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2024-57426. Local access is required to approach this attack. No exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in NetMod VPN Client 5.3.1 and classified as critical. This issue affects an unknown function. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a untrusted search path vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-426. The product searches for critical resources using an externally-supplied search path that can point to resources that are not under the product's direct control. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

NetMod VPN Client 5.3.1 is vulnerable to DLL injection, allowing an attacker to execute arbitrary code by placing a malicious DLL in a directory where the application loads dependencies. This vulnerability arises due to the improper validation of dynamically loaded libraries.

The advisory is shared at sourceforge.net. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2024-57426 since 01/09/2025. The exploitation is known to be difficult. An attack has to be approached locally. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 06/29/2025). MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1574 for this issue.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2024-53581). If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

Productinfo

Type

Network Encryption Software

Vendor

NetMod

Name

VPN Client

Version

5.3.1

CPE 2.3info

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CPE 2.2info

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CVSSv4info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.0
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.0

VulDB Base Score: 7.0
VulDB Temp Score: 7.0
VulDB Vector: 🔍
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

CVSSv2info

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Untrusted search path
CWE: CWE-426
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ATT&CK: 🔍

Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

01/09/2025 🔍
02/07/2025 +29 days 🔍
02/07/2025 +0 days 🔍
06/29/2025 +142 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: sourceforge.net
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2024-57426 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2024-57426
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-294917
EUVD: 🔍

Entryinfo

Created: 02/07/2025 07:23
Updated: 06/29/2025 05:51
Changes: 02/07/2025 07:23 (53), 06/29/2025 05:51 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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