An Elevation of Privilege issue was discovered in Aviatrix VPN Client before 2.10.7, because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2020-7224. This affects Linux, macOS, and Windows installations for certain OpenSSL parameters.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2020-13417 is rated High Exploit Risk (76.1/100): CVSS Critical severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.17%). Core evidence: 1 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Mandatory action: Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.
Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.
| EDB-ID | Source | Kind | Published | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | nvd_ref | exploit_tag | Exploit-DB ↗ |
EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).
| # | Date | Old EPSS score | New EPSS score | Delta (New - Old) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2025-03-30 | 22.54% | 1.17% | -21.37% |
| 2 | 2025-03-29 | 1.17% | 22.54% | +21.37% |
| 3 | 2025-03-24 | — | 1.17% | — |
Full EPSS history (14 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9.8 | 3.1 | CRITICAL |
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3.9 | 5.9 | [email protected] |
| 7.5 | 2.0 | HIGH |
|
10.0 | 6.4 | [email protected] |
| Vendor | Product | Version | Raw CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| aviatrix | controller | < 5.3 | cpe:2.3:a:aviatrix:controller:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| aviatrix | gateway | < 5.3 | cpe:2.3:a:aviatrix:gateway:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| aviatrix | vpn_client | < 2.10.7 | cpe:2.3:a:aviatrix:vpn_client:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://docs.aviatrix.com/HowTos/security_bulletin_article.html#openvpn-client-elevation-of-privilege | Vendor Advisory |
| https://www.criticalstart.com/multiple-vulnerabilities-discovered-in-aviatrix/ | Exploit Third Party Advisory |